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8 Headlines People’s choice was awarded to the photo that had the most votes from the public. Dr Macarena Paves from the University of Otago won the hearts and minds of the public with their image called “The neuron and its true colours”. Here we see a neuron, the unit in our brains responsible for controlling everything we do. Amazing that such a small structure is the reason we can be who we are, and we can do what we do. Modern technologies and techniques allow us to look at how neurons work and how they respond to injuries. Second Place People's Choice Award Staff Choice Award Third Place Celebrating the A rt of Neuroscience 2020 An additional photo was also chosen as Staff Choice, which was the favourite among the staff at the Neurological Foundation. Maryam Tayebi & Eryn Kwon from the Matai Medical Research Institute, Auckland Bioengineering Institute. Into the Depth is a breath-taking image that looks like a jellyfish but is actually our brain. Changing our perspective can show us extraordinary pictures within the brain. In third place we have Dr Haruna Suzuki-Kerr from the University of Auckland with “A miniature cosmos inside your head”. This beautiful image of which resembles a blackhole or galaxy - is actually a microscopic image of the cochlea; our hearing organ. Cochlear spirals are as important as they are beautiful, because they are responsible for our sense of hearing, allowing us to enjoy all the chit-chat and music! In second place we have Dr Yukti Vyas from the University of Auckland with “Brainbow”. Here you are looking inside a mouse brain where in blue we see the nucleus of brain cells (there are billions of cells in the brain), in red are the connections between different brain cells (there are trillions of these connections in our brain), and in green are brain cells in the cortex and hippocampal CA1 region that shine brighter when they are active and talking to other brain cells.