Triple

T2033065
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Parkinson's disease E44560 entity
Predicate affectsAnatomicalStructure P21283 FINISHED
Object substantia nigra
The substantia nigra is a midbrain structure rich in dopamine-producing neurons that plays a key role in movement control and is critically involved in Parkinson’s disease.
E229730 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: substantia nigra | Statement: [Parkinson's disease, affectsAnatomicalStructure, substantia nigra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: substantia nigra
Context triple: [Parkinson's disease, affectsAnatomicalStructure, substantia nigra]
  • A. thalamus
    The thalamus is a deep brain structure that acts as a central relay hub, processing and transmitting sensory and motor information to the cerebral cortex and playing key roles in consciousness, sleep, and attention.
  • B. supplementary motor area
    The supplementary motor area is a region of the medial frontal cortex involved in planning, coordinating, and initiating complex voluntary movements, especially those requiring sequences or bilateral coordination.
  • C. RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium)
    RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) is a premotor song-control nucleus in the songbird brain that plays a key role in generating and learning vocalizations, particularly studied in species like the zebra finch.
  • D. Medúlla
    Medúlla is an experimental 2004 studio album by Icelandic artist Björk that is largely constructed from vocal sounds and a cappella arrangements.
  • E. Broca
    Broca is a French surname most famously associated with Paul Broca, the 19th-century physician and anatomist who identified the brain region responsible for speech production.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: substantia nigra
Triple: [Parkinson's disease, affectsAnatomicalStructure, substantia nigra]
Generated description
The substantia nigra is a midbrain structure rich in dopamine-producing neurons that plays a key role in movement control and is critically involved in Parkinson’s disease.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: substantia nigra
Target entity description: The substantia nigra is a midbrain structure rich in dopamine-producing neurons that plays a key role in movement control and is critically involved in Parkinson’s disease.
  • A. thalamus
    The thalamus is a deep brain structure that acts as a central relay hub, processing and transmitting sensory and motor information to the cerebral cortex and playing key roles in consciousness, sleep, and attention.
  • B. supplementary motor area
    The supplementary motor area is a region of the medial frontal cortex involved in planning, coordinating, and initiating complex voluntary movements, especially those requiring sequences or bilateral coordination.
  • C. RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium)
    RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) is a premotor song-control nucleus in the songbird brain that plays a key role in generating and learning vocalizations, particularly studied in species like the zebra finch.
  • D. Medúlla
    Medúlla is an experimental 2004 studio album by Icelandic artist Björk that is largely constructed from vocal sounds and a cappella arrangements.
  • E. Broca
    Broca is a French surname most famously associated with Paul Broca, the 19th-century physician and anatomist who identified the brain region responsible for speech production.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: affectsAnatomicalStructure
Context triple: [Parkinson's disease, affectsAnatomicalStructure, substantia nigra]
  • A. seatOfBody
    Indicates that one entity serves as the physical location or base where another entity (typically an organization or authority) is situated or headquartered.
  • B. hasBodyRegion chosen
    Indicates that an entity possesses, includes, or is associated with a specific anatomical or bodily region.
  • C. locatedOnBody
    Indicates that one entity is physically situated on the surface or external part of another entity’s body.
  • D. hasOrganSystem
    Indicates that an entity possesses or is associated with a particular organ system as part of its biological structure or function.
  • E. limbMorphology
    Indicates the structural form, shape, and configuration of an organism’s limbs in relation to its body.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb93255248190bd47a54a7b3c7447 completed March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae1ff03d3c8190adef0224aac989bd completed March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae2092c3ac8190b2f1f3e9c980f40a completed March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae21c757c88190a151e01ee0825d85 completed March 9, 2026, 1:26 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abb7a8125881909c0cb58b777c1faa completed March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.