The Human Brain
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The Human Brain is a popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains the structure, function, and mysteries of the human brain for a general audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Human Brain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308332 — 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: The Human Brain Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, The Human Brain]
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A.
Mind
Mind is a leading peer-reviewed philosophy journal, especially known for influential work in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
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B.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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C.
The Adapted Mind
The Adapted Mind is a foundational book in evolutionary psychology that argues the human mind consists of numerous evolved, domain-specific psychological mechanisms shaped by natural selection.
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D.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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E.
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
- 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: The Human Brain Target entity description: The Human Brain is a popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains the structure, function, and mysteries of the human brain for a general audience.
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A.
Mind
Mind is a leading peer-reviewed philosophy journal, especially known for influential work in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
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B.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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C.
The Adapted Mind
The Adapted Mind is a foundational book in evolutionary psychology that argues the human mind consists of numerous evolved, domain-specific psychological mechanisms shaped by natural selection.
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D.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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E.
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make brain science understandable to lay readers ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
anatomy of the brain
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brain chemistry ⓘ brain disorders ⓘ consciousness ⓘ emotion ⓘ evolution of the brain ⓘ learning ⓘ memory ⓘ nervous system ⓘ neurons ⓘ physiology of the brain ⓘ sensation and perception ⓘ synapses ⓘ |
| discusses |
historical views of the brain
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limits of current brain knowledge ⓘ scientific methods used to study the brain ⓘ |
| educationalUse | introductory reading on brain science ⓘ |
| explains |
function of the human brain
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mysteries of the human brain ⓘ relationship between brain and behavior ⓘ relationship between brain and mind ⓘ role of brain in language ⓘ role of brain in movement ⓘ role of brain in personality ⓘ role of brain in sensation ⓘ role of brain in thought ⓘ structure of the human brain ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
biochemist
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science writer ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | scientific ⓘ |
| hasSection | chapters ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human brain
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neuroscience ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| partOf | Isaac Asimov science books ⓘ |
| uses |
analogies
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diagrams ⓘ examples from everyday life ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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explanatory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Human Brain Description of subject: The Human Brain is a popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains the structure, function, and mysteries of the human brain for a general audience.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.