Triple
T9524735
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | substantia nigra |
E229730
|
entity |
| Predicate | suppliesDopamineTo |
P17063
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
nigrostriatal pathway
The nigrostriatal pathway is a major dopaminergic tract in the brain that connects the substantia nigra to the striatum and is crucial for the control of movement, with degeneration in this pathway underlying Parkinson’s disease.
|
E804590
|
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: nigrostriatal pathway | Statement: [substantia nigra, suppliesDopamineTo, nigrostriatal pathway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: nigrostriatal pathway Context triple: [substantia nigra, suppliesDopamineTo, nigrostriatal pathway]
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A.
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.
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B.
basal ganglia
The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected subcortical nuclei in the brain that play a key role in regulating movement, motor learning, and action selection.
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C.
corticospinal tract
The corticospinal tract is a major descending motor pathway that carries voluntary movement commands from the cerebral cortex to motor neurons in the spinal cord.
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D.
reticular nucleus of thalamus
The reticular nucleus of the thalamus is a thin shell of inhibitory (GABAergic) neurons surrounding the thalamus that regulates thalamocortical signaling and plays a key role in attention and sleep rhythms.
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E.
Area X of the basal ganglia
Area X of the basal ganglia is a specialized songbird basal ganglia nucleus crucial for song learning and production, integrating cortical-like input from HVC within the song control circuit.
- 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: nigrostriatal pathway Triple: [substantia nigra, suppliesDopamineTo, nigrostriatal pathway]
Generated description
The nigrostriatal pathway is a major dopaminergic tract in the brain that connects the substantia nigra to the striatum and is crucial for the control of movement, with degeneration in this pathway underlying Parkinson’s disease.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: nigrostriatal pathway Target entity description: The nigrostriatal pathway is a major dopaminergic tract in the brain that connects the substantia nigra to the striatum and is crucial for the control of movement, with degeneration in this pathway underlying Parkinson’s disease.
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A.
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.
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B.
basal ganglia
The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected subcortical nuclei in the brain that play a key role in regulating movement, motor learning, and action selection.
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C.
corticospinal tract
The corticospinal tract is a major descending motor pathway that carries voluntary movement commands from the cerebral cortex to motor neurons in the spinal cord.
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D.
reticular nucleus of thalamus
The reticular nucleus of the thalamus is a thin shell of inhibitory (GABAergic) neurons surrounding the thalamus that regulates thalamocortical signaling and plays a key role in attention and sleep rhythms.
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E.
Area X of the basal ganglia
Area X of the basal ganglia is a specialized songbird basal ganglia nucleus crucial for song learning and production, integrating cortical-like input from HVC within the song control circuit.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: suppliesDopamineTo Context triple: [substantia nigra, suppliesDopamineTo, nigrostriatal pathway]
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A.
neurotransmitter
Indicates that one entity functions as a chemical messenger released by a neuron to transmit signals to another cell across a synapse.
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B.
suppliesTo
chosen
Indicates that one entity provides or delivers goods, services, or resources to another entity.
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C.
isMetabolizedBy
Indicates that a substance is biochemically broken down or transformed through metabolic processes carried out by a specified organism, cell type, or enzyme system.
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D.
suppliesPowerTo
Indicates that one entity provides electrical or energy power required for the operation or functioning of another entity.
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E.
isCentrallyActing
Indicates that an entity exerts its primary effect through central (e.g., brain or spinal cord) mechanisms rather than peripheral ones.
- 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_69ca847870a881909d8d751a7d29da39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9899f99481908d374528716027f8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d13a63fb98819095ef44ba26b6be03 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d13b1a07cc8190a3e3f554f81b2ab2 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d13f0eed008190b43e7c7f998188b7 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:40 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cca56a3d088190bdc16670678fb6c6 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:59 p.m.