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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'>Worldwide voting for the 17<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>th</span></sup> <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/">Best Illusion of the Year Contest</a> starts at 12pm EST on <b>Wednesday</b>, December 15<sup>th</sup>, and will remain open until 3pm EST on Sunday, December 19<sup>th</sup>. The 1<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>st</span></sup> place winner will receive $1,000, the 2<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>nd</span></sup> place winner $2,000, and the 3<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>rd</span></sup> place winner $1,000 USD.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/">Best Illusion of the Year Contest</a> is now an annual virtual event, in which anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/vote/"><b>vote</b></a><b> to pick the Top 3 Winners from the Top 10 Finalists.</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'>The Top 10 Finalists, selected from dozens of entries from countries all around the world, will be publicly revealed at voting time. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On behalf of the Executive Board of the Neural Correlate Society:<br>Jose-Manuel Alonso, Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Luis Martinez, Xoana Troncoso, Peter Tse<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>----------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Author, <a href="x-msg://2/championsofillusionbook.com">Champions of Illusion</a> and <a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__www.sleightsofmind.com_%26d%3DDwMFAg%26c%3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ%26r%3Dg2Yp4_ao3SNvpe_N-aKotUCw6Uk5ZCFaHS4yfmcUC-E%26m%3DDXCSOfrVF8RiRxxw222LzMlWLE4w8bjHlyBdQlqW200%26s%3DaQcZQB18cQC5Y4VSmK5FveDMw6uaM1M0c4k-USm-F3M%26e%3D&data=02%7C01%7CSusana.Martinez-Conde%40downstate.edu%7C4ff6b6d84e27499b34c008d75c80fbf9%7C22670793760f482993153e427c362e69%7C0%7C0%7C637079581374295223&sdata=F4vAf25dt%2Bt3qUndttBZhmVY6kQswHANcGtY%2FdNxDUo%3D&reserved=0">Sleights of Mind</a><br>Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2014 <i>Society for Neuroscience</i>’s Science Educator Award<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2014 Empire Innovator Scholar <br>State University of New York (SUNY)<br>Downstate Health Sciences University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA<br>Email: <a href="mailto:smart@neuralcorrelate.com" target="_blank">smart@neuralcorrelate.com</a><br>Phone: <a href="tel:%2B1%20718-270-4520" target="_blank">+1 718-270-4520</a><br><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__smc.neuralcorrelate.com%26d%3DDwMFAg%26c%3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ%26r%3Dg2Yp4_ao3SNvpe_N-aKotUCw6Uk5ZCFaHS4yfmcUC-E%26m%3DDXCSOfrVF8RiRxxw222LzMlWLE4w8bjHlyBdQlqW200%26s%3DKATdyZA41wbtJjQw0aQ-muILTCtWazvhDIkKlt_7RFc%26e%3D&data=02%7C01%7CSusana.Martinez-Conde%40downstate.edu%7C4ff6b6d84e27499b34c008d75c80fbf9%7C22670793760f482993153e427c362e69%7C0%7C0%7C637079581374295223&sdata=kUseYHHgKR%2B6fvIACCmFFUChup93nVdjjHp1Jqum3KM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>