Dear Illusion Enthusiasts,
Worldwide voting for the 20th Best Illusion of the Year Contest will start on Monday, October 19th, and remain open until Friday, October 24th. The 1st place winner will receive $3,000, the 2nd place winner $2,000, and the 3rd place winner $1,000.
We're excited to share the mind-bending illusions from our incredible finalists with you!
The Top 10 Finalists, selected from dozens of entries from countries all around the world, will be publicly revealed at voting time. Anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can vote to pick the Top 3 Winners from the Top 10 Finalists.
The Neural Correlate Society thanks our 2025 Platinum Sponsor, the Museum of Illusions, for their generous support of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest.
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
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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD
Author, Champions of Illusion and Sleights of Mind
Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology
Director, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
2014 Society for Neuroscience’s Science Educator Award
2014 Empire Innovator Scholar
State University of New York (SUNY)
Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA
Email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
Phone: +1 718-270-4520
http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com