optic tract
E764630
The optic tract is a bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from the optic chiasm to brain regions such as the thalamus for further processing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| optic tract canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8902215 — 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: optic tract Context triple: [thalamus, receivesInputFrom, optic tract]
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A.
arcuate fasciculus
The arcuate fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the brain that links language comprehension and production regions, playing a key role in speech and language processing.
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B.
Pons
Pons is a historic commune in southwestern France known for its medieval architecture and role as a stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
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C.
Pons neural bridge
The Pons neural bridge is a fictional advanced neural interface system from the Pacific Rim universe that links the minds of Jaeger pilots, enabling them to share thoughts and control giant mechs in perfect synchronization.
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D.
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.
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E.
Rostral Columns
The Rostral Columns are two iconic 19th-century red lighthouse-monuments on St. Petersburg’s Strelka of Vasilyevsky Island, decorated with ship prows and symbolizing Russia’s naval power.
- 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: optic tract Target entity description: The optic tract is a bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from the optic chiasm to brain regions such as the thalamus for further processing.
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A.
arcuate fasciculus
The arcuate fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the brain that links language comprehension and production regions, playing a key role in speech and language processing.
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B.
Pons
Pons is a historic commune in southwestern France known for its medieval architecture and role as a stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
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C.
Pons neural bridge
The Pons neural bridge is a fictional advanced neural interface system from the Pacific Rim universe that links the minds of Jaeger pilots, enabling them to share thoughts and control giant mechs in perfect synchronization.
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D.
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.
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E.
Rostral Columns
The Rostral Columns are two iconic 19th-century red lighthouse-monuments on St. Petersburg’s Strelka of Vasilyevsky Island, decorated with ship prows and symbolizing Russia’s naval power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of visual pathway
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neural tract ⓘ white matter structure ⓘ |
| bloodSupply |
anterior choroidal artery
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posterior communicating artery branches ⓘ |
| carries |
retinal ganglion cell axons
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visual information ⓘ |
| clinicalSignificance |
can be compressed by tumors near optic chiasm
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lesions cause contralateral homonymous hemianopia ⓘ |
| composedOf | myelinated nerve fibers ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
optic nerve
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optic radiation ⓘ |
| containsCellType | retinal ganglion cell axons ⓘ |
| containsFibersFrom |
contralateral nasal retina
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ipsilateral temporal retina ⓘ |
| developsFrom | diencephalon ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | optic chiasm ⓘ |
| function |
contribute to circadian rhythm regulation
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contribute to conscious visual perception ⓘ contribute to pupillary light reflex pathways ⓘ relay visual signals to thalamus ⓘ |
| hasLaterality |
left optic tract
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right optic tract ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
base of brain
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brain ⓘ |
| hasShape | curved band of fibers ⓘ |
| isContinuousWith |
lateral geniculate body
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optic chiasm ⓘ |
| neurotransmissionType | glutamatergic ⓘ |
| partOf |
central nervous system
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diencephalon region ⓘ visual system ⓘ |
| projectsTo |
lateral geniculate nucleus
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pretectal area ⓘ superior colliculus ⓘ suprachiasmatic nucleus ⓘ
linked to:
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
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| receivesFrom |
optic chiasm
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retina ⓘ |
| runsAlong | lateral aspect of cerebral peduncle ⓘ |
| synapsesAt |
lateral geniculate nucleus
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pretectal nuclei ⓘ superior colliculus ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
lateral geniculate nucleus of thalamus
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pretectal nuclei ⓘ superior colliculus ⓘ suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus ⓘ |
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: optic tract Description of subject: The optic tract is a bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from the optic chiasm to brain regions such as the thalamus for further processing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.