Paul D. MacLean
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Paul D. MacLean was an American neuroscientist best known for proposing the influential triune brain model that emphasized the role of the limbic system in emotion and behavior.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23330553 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul D. MacLean Context triple: [Limbic system, historicallyDescribedBy, Paul D. MacLean]
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A.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
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B.
Wilder Penfield
Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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C.
Roger W. Sperry
Roger W. Sperry was an American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist best known for his pioneering split-brain research that revealed the specialized functions of the brain’s hemispheres and earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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D.
Ronald Squire
Ronald Squire was a British character actor known for his distinguished stage and film career in the mid-20th century, often portraying urbane or eccentric gentlemen.
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E.
Jerome Kagan
Jerome Kagan was an influential American psychologist and pioneer in developmental psychology, best known for his research on temperament in children and its impact on later behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul D. MacLean Target entity description: Paul D. MacLean was an American neuroscientist best known for proposing the influential triune brain model that emphasized the role of the limbic system in emotion and behavior.
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A.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
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B.
Wilder Penfield
Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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C.
Roger W. Sperry
Roger W. Sperry was an American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist best known for his pioneering split-brain research that revealed the specialized functions of the brain’s hemispheres and earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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D.
Ronald Squire
Ronald Squire was a British character actor known for his distinguished stage and film career in the mid-20th century, often portraying urbane or eccentric gentlemen.
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E.
Jerome Kagan
Jerome Kagan was an influential American psychologist and pioneer in developmental psychology, best known for his research on temperament in children and its impact on later behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.