UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
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The UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour is a leading neuroscience research institute at University College London focused on understanding how neural circuits in the brain give rise to perception, cognition, and behaviour.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7453673 — 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: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour Context triple: [Faculty of Life Sciences (UCL), hasUnit, UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour]
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a leading UK research institute in Cambridge focused on understanding human cognition and brain function through experimental and neuroimaging methods.
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UCL Institute of Neurology
The UCL Institute of Neurology is a leading neuroscience research and teaching institute in London, renowned for its work on brain disorders and its close partnership with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
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Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience
Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience is a leading research center at Trinity College Dublin dedicated to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system through interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
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Cambridge Neuroscience
Cambridge Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Cambridge that brings together scientists and clinicians to advance understanding of the brain and nervous system.
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Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a leading research center at the University of Cambridge dedicated to understanding stem cell biology and translating this knowledge into new treatments for human disease.
- 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: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour Target entity description: The UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour is a leading neuroscience research institute at University College London focused on understanding how neural circuits in the brain give rise to perception, cognition, and behaviour.
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A.
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a leading UK research institute in Cambridge focused on understanding human cognition and brain function through experimental and neuroimaging methods.
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B.
UCL Institute of Neurology
The UCL Institute of Neurology is a leading neuroscience research and teaching institute in London, renowned for its work on brain disorders and its close partnership with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
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C.
Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience
Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience is a leading research center at Trinity College Dublin dedicated to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system through interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
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Cambridge Neuroscience
Cambridge Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Cambridge that brings together scientists and clinicians to advance understanding of the brain and nervous system.
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E.
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a leading research center at the University of Cambridge dedicated to understanding stem cell biology and translating this knowledge into new treatments for human disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic institution
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neuroscience research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
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linked to:
UCL Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences ⓘ |
| buildingUse |
laboratory
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office space ⓘ teaching and seminar space ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
UCL Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
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linked to:
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL Institute of Neurology ⓘ international neuroscience institutes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioural neuroscience
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cognitive neuroscience ⓘ computational neuroscience ⓘ neural circuits ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ sensory neuroscience ⓘ systems neuroscience ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
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Sainsbury family charitable trusts ⓘ
linked to:
Sainsbury family
Wellcome Trust ⓘ |
| hasAcademicProgram |
PhD training in neuroscience
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postdoctoral research fellowships ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/swc ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
University College London ⓘ |
| mission | to understand how neural circuits in the brain give rise to perception, cognition and behaviour ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University College London ⓘ |
| partOf | University College London ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
circuit-level mechanisms of perception
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decision making ⓘ learning and memory ⓘ neural circuits underlying behaviour ⓘ neural circuits underlying cognition ⓘ neural circuits underlying perception ⓘ sensorimotor integration ⓘ |
| shortName |
SWC
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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
behavioural experiments in animals
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computational modelling ⓘ electrophysiology ⓘ optogenetics ⓘ theoretical neuroscience ⓘ two-photon imaging ⓘ |
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Subject: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour Description of subject: The UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour is a leading neuroscience research institute at University College London focused on understanding how neural circuits in the brain give rise to perception, cognition, and behaviour.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Life Sciences (UCL)
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hasUnit
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UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Life Sciences
linked to: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
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shortName
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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
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linked to: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
linked to: UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour