Roger Nicoll
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Roger Nicoll is an influential American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic transmission and plasticity in the brain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger Nicoll canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830269 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger Nicoll Context triple: [National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences, notableRecipient, Roger Nicoll]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier was an English-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his dignified, often religious or mystical roles in Hollywood epics.
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C.
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton is a Canadian-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or bureaucratic figures.
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D.
Graham Rogers
Graham Rogers is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "The Kominsky Method," "Quantico," and "Atypical."
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 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: Roger Nicoll Target entity description: Roger Nicoll is an influential American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic transmission and plasticity in the brain.
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier was an English-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his dignified, often religious or mystical roles in Hollywood epics.
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C.
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton is a Canadian-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or bureaucratic figures.
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D.
Graham Rogers
Graham Rogers is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "The Kominsky Method," "Quantico," and "Atypical."
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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neuroscientist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gruber Neuroscience Prize
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linked to:
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
Julius Axelrod Prize ⓘ Kavli Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
NAS Award in the Neurosciences ⓘ Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lawrence University
ⓘ
University of Rochester ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, San Francisco ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cellular neurophysiology
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neuroscience ⓘ synaptic plasticity ⓘ synaptic transmission ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
GABAergic synaptic transmission
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glutamate receptors ⓘ hippocampal circuitry ⓘ ionotropic receptors ⓘ metabotropic receptors ⓘ molecular mechanisms of learning and memory ⓘ |
| influenced |
cellular models of learning and memory
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modern synaptic physiology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of glutamatergic synapses
ⓘ
characterization of postsynaptic receptor mechanisms ⓘ pioneering work on synaptic plasticity ⓘ pioneering work on synaptic transmission ⓘ studies of excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus ⓘ work on long-term depression ⓘ work on long-term potentiation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Roberto Malinow
ⓘ
Roger Tsien ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Y. Tsien
|
| occupation | neuroscientist ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Nicoll Description of subject: Roger Nicoll is an influential American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic transmission and plasticity in the brain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.