Patrick Haggard
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Patrick Haggard is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on voluntary action, motor control, and the sense of agency in the human brain.
All labels observed (1)
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| Patrick Haggard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10491751 — 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: Patrick Haggard Context triple: [Haggard, hasNotableBearer, Patrick Haggard]
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Piers Haggard
Piers Haggard was a British film and television director best known for his work in horror and drama, including the cult classic "The Blood on Satan's Claw" and episodes of influential UK TV series.
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B.
Geoffrey Homes
Geoffrey Homes was the pen name of American writer Daniel Mainwaring, best known for his hardboiled crime novels and screenplays, including the source novel for the classic film noir "Out of the Past."
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C.
Michael Hamlyn
Michael Hamlyn is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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D.
Paul Briggs
Paul Briggs is an American animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor best known for his work on Disney animated films such as Frozen and Big Hero 6.
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E.
Robert Fairthorne
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
- 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: Patrick Haggard Target entity description: Patrick Haggard is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on voluntary action, motor control, and the sense of agency in the human brain.
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A.
Piers Haggard
Piers Haggard was a British film and television director best known for his work in horror and drama, including the cult classic "The Blood on Satan's Claw" and episodes of influential UK TV series.
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B.
Geoffrey Homes
Geoffrey Homes was the pen name of American writer Daniel Mainwaring, best known for his hardboiled crime novels and screenplays, including the source novel for the classic film noir "Out of the Past."
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C.
Michael Hamlyn
Michael Hamlyn is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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D.
Paul Briggs
Paul Briggs is an American animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor best known for his work on Disney animated films such as Frozen and Big Hero 6.
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E.
Robert Fairthorne
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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cognitive neuroscientist ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ |
| affiliation | University College London ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | University College London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive neuroscience
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consciousness research ⓘ experimental psychology ⓘ motor control ⓘ neuroscience of voluntary action ⓘ sense of agency ⓘ sensorimotor integration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
cognitive science
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neuroscience ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept | intentional binding ⓘ |
| hasResearchMethod |
behavioural experiments
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electrophysiology ⓘ neuroimaging ⓘ transcranial magnetic stimulation ⓘ |
| isAuthorOf |
scientific articles on motor control
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scientific articles on sense of agency ⓘ scientific articles on voluntary action ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on motor control in the human brain
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research on the sense of agency ⓘ research on voluntary action in humans ⓘ studies of awareness of action ⓘ studies of intentional binding ⓘ work on the neural basis of free will-related judgments ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
disturbances of agency in neurological and psychiatric conditions
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neural correlates of conscious intention ⓘ relationship between intention, action, and perception ⓘ |
| studies |
brain mechanisms underlying agency
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conscious intention to act ⓘ how people experience control over their actions ⓘ how the brain represents voluntary actions ⓘ temporal perception of actions and outcomes ⓘ voluntary motor commands ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Haggard Description of subject: Patrick Haggard is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on voluntary action, motor control, and the sense of agency in the human brain.
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