National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences

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United States science and engineering award neuroscience award scientific award

The National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.

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Label	Occurrences
NAS Award in the Neurosciences	4
National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences canonical	2
National Academy of Sciences Award in Neurosciences	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T751847 — 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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Target entity: National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences
Context triple: [Ann Graybiel, awardReceived, National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences]

A. Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
The Gruber Prize in Neuroscience is a prestigious international award that honors groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.
B. Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
C. John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
D. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
E. American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
The American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award is a prestigious honor recognizing psychologists who have made outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
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: National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences
Target entity description: The National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.

A. Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
The Gruber Prize in Neuroscience is a prestigious international award that honors groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.
B. Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
C. John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
D. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
E. American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
The American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award is a prestigious honor recognizing psychologists who have made outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States science and engineering award ⓘ neuroscience award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ
awardingBody	National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
category	biomedical research award ⓘ science and technology award ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
discipline	biological sciences ⓘ medical sciences ⓘ
eligibility	neuroscientists ⓘ researchers in brain and nervous system science ⓘ scientists ⓘ
field	brain research ⓘ nervous system research ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ
firstAwarded	1981 ⓘ
frequency	biennial ⓘ
inception	1981 ⓘ
isPartOf	National Academy of Sciences awards program ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
monetaryValue	75000 US dollars ⓘ
namedAfter	Neurosciences Research Program ⓘ
notableRecipient	Carla J. Shatz ⓘ David H. Hubel ⓘ Eric R. Kandel ⓘ Eve Marder ⓘ linked to: Ann Graybiel Linda Buck ⓘ Pasko Rakic ⓘ Richard Axel ⓘ Roger Nicoll ⓘ Seymour Benzer ⓘ Thomas Jessell ⓘ Torsten N. Wiesel ⓘ
presentedBy	National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
purpose	to recognize extraordinary contributions to the understanding of the brain ⓘ to recognize extraordinary contributions to the understanding of the nervous system ⓘ
recognizes	fundamental discoveries in neuroscience ⓘ research on mechanisms of the brain ⓘ research on mechanisms of the nervous system ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by committee of the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
shortName	NAS Award in the Neurosciences ⓘ linked to: National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences
sponsor	Neurosciences Research Foundation ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
website	https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/neurosciences.html ⓘ

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