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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Scientific Reports</span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: Call for Papers</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> –<b> <a href="https://www.nature.com/collections/cjaajgjfgf">Illusions of the Mind</a></b> <b>Collection (Final Extended Deadline: August 1<sup>st</sup>, 2025). </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Scientific Reports</span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> is currently welcoming submissions of original research to a Collection on <b><a href="https://www.nature.com/collections/cjaajgjfgf">Illusions of the Mind</a>.</b> The Collection is now open for manuscript submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>An illusion is an inaccurate perception of a real external object, indicating a sensory or cognitive distortion. Illusions might be experienced by anyone, but they might also be prevalent in individuals with certain neurological or psychiatric conditions (e.g., schizophrenia). Thus, their investigation can provide useful insights into our understanding of the neural processes underlying perception and cognition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>This Collection welcomes original research articles in the areas of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience, reporting empirical studies on Illusions of the Mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submissions will be considered through August 1<sup>st</sup>, 2025, at this <b><a href="https://author-welcome.nature.com/41598">link</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>All manuscripts submitted to a Collection are assessed according to the standard <i>Scientific Reports </i>editorial criteria and peer review process and are subject to all <a href="https://www.nature.com/srep/journal-policies/editorial-policies"><span style='color:#954F72'>standard journal policies</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The editors for this Collection are: </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:alexander.defoe1@monash.edu">Alexander De Foe, PhD</a></span></b></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'>, </span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Stephen%20Macknik%20%3csmacknik@gmail.com%3e">Stephen Macknik, PhD </a></span></b></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'>& </span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Martinez-Conde%20Susana%20%3csmart@neuralcorrelate.com%3e">Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD</a></span></b></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'>.</span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Please feel free to share this call with your colleagues and collaborators.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your </span>interest,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susana Martinez-Conde<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>Professor Ophthalmology/Neurology/Phys&Pharm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>450 Clarkson Avenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brooklyn, NY 11203 <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>