Connectionists: Congratulations to the Winners of the 2016 Best Illusion of the Year Contest!

[Susana Martinez-Conde]

Congratulations to the winners of the 12th annual Best Illusion of the Year
Contest <http://illusionoftheyear.com/> !

 

Online voters around the world chose the best illusions of the year from
Wednesday, June 29th 4pm EDT to Thursday, June 30th 4PM EDT. 

 

First Place and an award of $3,000 USD went to "Motion Integration
Unleashed: New Tricks for an Old Dog
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/2016/06/motion-integration-unleashed-new-trick
s-for-an-old-dog/> ", a motion perception illusion by
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/2016/06/motion-integration-unleashed-new-trick
s-for-an-old-dog/> Mathew T. Harrison and Gideon P. Caplovitz from the
University of Reno, Nevada, USA.

 

Second Place and an award of $2,000 USD went to "Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/2016/06/ambiguous-cylinder-illusion/> " a
perspective illusion by Kokichi Sugihara from Meiji University, Japan.

 

Third Place and an award of $1,000 USD went to "Silhouette Zoetrope
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/2016/06/silhouette-zoetrope/> " a motion
illusion by  <http://illusionoftheyear.com/2016/06/silhouette-zoetrope/>
Christine Veras from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

 

Enjoy the winning illusions and all Top 10 Finalists
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/cat/top-10-finalists/2016/>  at
http://illusionoftheyear.com 

 

Illusion submissions
<http://illusionoftheyear.com/about-the-contest/submission-instructions/>
are now accepted for the 12th edition of the Best Illusion of the Year
Contest, to be held in 2017.

 

On behalf of the Executive Board of the Neural Correlate Society:
Jose-Manuel Alonso, Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Luis Martinez,
Xoana Troncoso, Peter Tse

The Neural Correlate Society is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit
organization, whose mission is to promote the public awareness of
neuroscience research. 

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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology

Empire Innovator Scholar

Director, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience

State University of New York (SUNY)

Downstate Medical Center

450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA

Email:  <mailto:smart at neuralcorrelate.com> smart at neuralcorrelate.com

Phone: +1 718-270-4520

 <http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com/> http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com

 

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