Susana Martinez-Conde is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology at the State University of New York. She is best known for her studies on illusi ...read more
Susana Martinez-Conde is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology at the State University of New York. She is best known for her studies on illusions, eye movements and perception, neurological disorders, and attentional misdirection in stage magic. Susana complements her award-winning research with extensive science communication, education and public outreach. She presides the Neural Correlate Society, which hosts the annual “Best Illusion of the Year Contest”, now in its 11th edition. She writes frequently for Scientific American and has a regular column in Scientific American Mind on the neuroscience of illusion. Among her distinctions are the “Eyetrack Award” for her research on Parkinsonian patients, and the “100 Spaniards” Prize.” She is the 2014 recipient of the Science Educator Award, given by the international Society for Neuroscience (40,000 members) to an outstanding neuroscientist who has made significant contributions to educating the public.
