Triple

T9744051
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject V. S. Ramachandran E236260 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Tell-Tale Brain
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
E817815 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: The Tell-Tale Brain | Statement: [V. S. Ramachandran, notableWork, The Tell-Tale Brain]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tell-Tale Brain
Context triple: [V. S. Ramachandran, notableWork, The Tell-Tale Brain]
  • A. How the Mind Works
    How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
  • B. The Believing Brain
    The Believing Brain is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that explores how and why humans form beliefs first and then seek evidence to support them, drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and skepticism.
  • C. book The Elephant in the Brain
    The Elephant in the Brain is a non-fiction book that explores the hidden, often self-serving motives behind human behavior and social institutions.
  • D. The Human Brain
    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.
  • E. Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain is a popular NPR podcast and radio show that explores the unconscious patterns driving human behavior, decision-making, and relationships through storytelling and social science.
  • 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: The Tell-Tale Brain
Triple: [V. S. Ramachandran, notableWork, The Tell-Tale Brain]
Generated description
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tell-Tale Brain
Target entity description: The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
  • A. How the Mind Works
    How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
  • B. The Believing Brain
    The Believing Brain is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that explores how and why humans form beliefs first and then seek evidence to support them, drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and skepticism.
  • C. book The Elephant in the Brain
    The Elephant in the Brain is a non-fiction book that explores the hidden, often self-serving motives behind human behavior and social institutions.
  • D. The Human Brain
    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.
  • E. Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain is a popular NPR podcast and radio show that explores the unconscious patterns driving human behavior, decision-making, and relationships through storytelling and social science.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ca84d3e24481908a476e2231123cf9 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9f2e5bb081908047e3bf5fe3991c completed April 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1affb761881908dde9a4f028c32f6 completed April 5, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1b0f7a68481909de080dd78f883a8 completed April 5, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1b17bd97c8190b77815db5a6a70d9 completed April 5, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:23 p.m.