Pasko Rakic
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Pasko Rakic is a renowned neuroscientist best known for his pioneering work on the development and organization of the cerebral cortex.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pasko Rakic canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830263 — 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: Pasko Rakic Context triple: [National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences, notableRecipient, Pasko Rakic]
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A.
Darko Perić
Darko Perić is a Serbian actor best known for playing the loyal and physically imposing Helsinki in the Spanish television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel).
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B.
Nenad Vučinić
Nenad Vučinić is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player best known for leading New Zealand’s national team and coaching at high levels in international and club basketball.
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C.
Zora Petrović
Zora Petrović was a prominent Serbian painter known for her expressive, color-rich works and significant contribution to 20th-century Yugoslav art.
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D.
Petar Nedeljković
Petar Nedeljković was a Yugoslav military officer who served as a commander in the Royal Yugoslav Army during the German invasion of Yugoslavia in World War II.
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E.
Marko Milošević
Marko Milošević is the son of former Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević, known for his controversial business dealings and influence during his father's rule.
- 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: Pasko Rakic Target entity description: Pasko Rakic is a renowned neuroscientist best known for his pioneering work on the development and organization of the cerebral cortex.
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A.
Darko Perić
Darko Perić is a Serbian actor best known for playing the loyal and physically imposing Helsinki in the Spanish television series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel).
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B.
Nenad Vučinić
Nenad Vučinić is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player best known for leading New Zealand’s national team and coaching at high levels in international and club basketball.
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C.
Zora Petrović
Zora Petrović was a prominent Serbian painter known for her expressive, color-rich works and significant contribution to 20th-century Yugoslav art.
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D.
Petar Nedeljković
Petar Nedeljković was a Yugoslav military officer who served as a commander in the Royal Yugoslav Army during the German invasion of Yugoslavia in World War II.
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E.
Marko Milošević
Marko Milošević is the son of former Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević, known for his controversial business dealings and influence during his father's rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
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Julius Axelrod Prize ⓘ Kavli Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Croatia ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Zagreb ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
MD
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PhD ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Zagreb ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cortical development
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developmental neurobiology ⓘ neuroanatomy ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Nikola Bralic ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern theories of cortical columnar organization
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research on neurodevelopmental disorders affecting cortex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work on development of the cerebral cortex
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radial unit hypothesis of neocortical organization ⓘ research on neurogenesis timing and cortical layering ⓘ studies of neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex ⓘ work on columnar organization of the neocortex ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Croatian
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Medicine ⓘ
surface form:
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableConcept |
protomap hypothesis of cortical arealization
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radial unit hypothesis ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Yale University
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Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
developmental organization of cortical columns
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formation of cortical layers ⓘ mechanisms of neuronal migration ⓘ primate brain development ⓘ radial glial cells as guides for migrating neurons ⓘ |
| studiesOrganism |
humans
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non-human primates ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Yale School of Medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pasko Rakic Description of subject: Pasko Rakic is a renowned neuroscientist best known for his pioneering work on the development and organization of the cerebral cortex.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.