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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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear Illusion Enthusiasts,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Due to recent news coverage from <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/science/neuroscience-brain-illusions.html">The New York Times</a>, we’re seeing increased voting traffic for the <a href="https://illusionoftheyear.com/">Best Illusion of the Year Contest</a>. To accommodate the additional visitors and votes, we’re <b>extending the voting period until Tuesday, July 1<sup>st</sup> at 3am EST! <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can <b>vote to pick the Top 3 Winners from the Top 10 Finalists.</b> <span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>The Neural Correlate Society thanks </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>our 2024 <b>Platinum</b></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'> Sponsor, the </span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.museumofillusions.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Museum of Illusions</span></a></span></u></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>, for </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>their </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>generous support</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'> of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>----------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Author, <a href="x-msg://2/championsofillusionbook.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Champions of Illusion</span></a> and <a 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<i>Society for Neuroscience</i>’s Science Educator Award<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>2014 Empire Innovator Scholar <br>State University of New York (SUNY)<br>Downstate Health Sciences University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA<br>Email: <a href="mailto:smart@neuralcorrelate.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>smart@neuralcorrelate.com</span></a><br>Phone: <a href="tel:%2B1%20718-270-4520" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>+1 718-270-4520</span></a><br><a 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