<div dir="ltr"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3688442197162658" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-weight:normal"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In order to recognize the beauty and creativity of artistic renderings emerging from the neuroimaging community, we are launching the third annual Brain-Art Competition.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Countless hours are devoted to the creation of informative visualizations for communicating neuroscientific findings. The Brain-Art Competition aims to recognize this often unappreciated aspect of the publication process, and highlight the artistic creativity of our community.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are inviting researchers to submit their favorite unpublished works for entry. Both team and single-person entries are welcomed. The competition will have five award categories:</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Best Representation of the Human Connectome</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Best Abstract Brain Illustration</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Best Humorous Brain Illustration</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Best Video Illustration of the Brain</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Special Topic: Best Visualization of Probabilistic Connectivity </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 'Special Topic' is a new addition to this years competition that highlights an important challenge in current connectomics research: visualizing the uncertainty of 3D connections in tractography and functional connectivity data. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission Deadline: 11:59PM CDT, Wednesday, June 5th, 2013</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Award Notification: June 17th during the Neuro Bureau gala event, held at the OHBM Annual Meeting in Seattle.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information, check out the competition details and submission form at: <a href="http://www.neurobureau.org">www.neurobureau.org</a></span></p>
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