Robert Malenka
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Robert Malenka is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity and the cellular mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and psychiatric disorders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Malenka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4193490 — 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: Robert Malenka Context triple: [Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, notableRecipient, Robert Malenka]
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A.
Ann Graybiel
Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
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B.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
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C.
Fred Gage
Fred Gage is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work demonstrating that the adult human brain can generate new neurons, fundamentally reshaping understanding of brain plasticity.
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D.
Wolfram Schultz
Wolfram Schultz is a neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering research on dopamine neurons and their role in reward prediction and learning.
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E.
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard was an American neuroscientist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on how neurons communicate via chemical signals in the brain.
- 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: Robert Malenka Target entity description: Robert Malenka is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity and the cellular mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and psychiatric disorders.
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A.
Ann Graybiel
Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
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B.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
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C.
Fred Gage
Fred Gage is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work demonstrating that the adult human brain can generate new neurons, fundamentally reshaping understanding of brain plasticity.
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D.
Wolfram Schultz
Wolfram Schultz is a neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering research on dopamine neurons and their role in reward prediction and learning.
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E.
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard was an American neuroscientist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on how neurons communicate via chemical signals in the brain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Roger Nicoll ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Medical School
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cellular neurophysiology
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learning and memory ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ psychiatric neuroscience ⓘ synaptic plasticity ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
MD
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PhD ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
Nature
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Neuron ⓘ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ Science ⓘ |
| hasReceivedAward |
Julius Axelrod Prize
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Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defining mechanisms of long-term depression in the hippocampus
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integrating basic synaptic mechanisms with psychiatric disease models ⓘ linking synaptic plasticity to behavior ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elucidating cellular mechanisms of learning and memory
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pioneering work on synaptic plasticity ⓘ research on mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders ⓘ studies of long-term depression ⓘ studies of long-term potentiation ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Karel Svoboda
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P. Jesper Sjöström ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
AMPA receptors
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NMDA receptors ⓘ
linked to:
NMDA receptor
addiction-related neuroadaptations ⓘ depression-related neural circuits ⓘ glutamatergic synapses ⓘ molecular mechanisms of synaptic strength ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Stanford University School of Medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Medicine
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Malenka Description of subject: Robert Malenka is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity and the cellular mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and psychiatric disorders.
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