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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='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Worldwide voting for the 18<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>th</span></sup> <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>Best Illusion of the Year Contest</span></a> starts at 3pm EST on <b>Wednesday</b>, May 24<sup>th</sup>, and will remain open until 3pm EST on Saturday, May December 27<sup>th</sup>, 2023! The 1<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>st</span></sup> place winner will receive $3,000, 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><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>The <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>Best Illusion of the Year Contest</span></a> is now an annual virtual event, in which anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/vote/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:blue'>vote</span></b></a><b> to pick the Top 3 Winners from the Top 10 Finalists.</b> </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>The Top 10 Finalists, selected from dozens of entries from countries all around the world, will be publicly revealed at voting time. </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>The Neural Correlate Society thanks the </span><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.museumofillusions.com/">Museum of Illusions</a></span><span style='color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>, Platinum Sponsor of the 20</span><span style='color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>23</span><span style='color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'> Best Illusion of the Year Contest, for its generous support.</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>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</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>---------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Professor of Ophthalmology, Physiology, & Physiology/Pharmacology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Empire Innovator Scholar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>State University of New York<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>450 Clarkson Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Brooklyn, NY 11203<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Office: 718-270-4520<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com">http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>