Arvid Carlsson
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Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish pharmacologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the neurotransmitter dopamine and its role in Parkinson’s disease.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arvid Carlsson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5353118 — 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: Arvid Carlsson Context triple: [Chalmers University of Technology, hasNotableAlumni, Arvid Carlsson]
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A.
Sune Bergström
Sune Bergström was a Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering research on prostaglandins and other biologically active lipids.
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B.
Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin is a Swedish molecular biologist renowned for his research on cell growth and cancer, particularly involving platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and for his leadership roles in major scientific institutions.
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C.
Egil Krogh
Egil Krogh was a Nixon administration official best known for leading the covert White House "Plumbers" unit involved in political intelligence and the Watergate-era scandals.
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D.
Bernard Katz
Bernard Katz was a German-British biophysicist and Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction.
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E.
Holger Crafoord
Holger Crafoord was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Crafoord Prize in scientific research.
- 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: Arvid Carlsson Target entity description: Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish pharmacologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the neurotransmitter dopamine and its role in Parkinson’s disease.
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A.
Sune Bergström
Sune Bergström was a Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering research on prostaglandins and other biologically active lipids.
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B.
Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin is a Swedish molecular biologist renowned for his research on cell growth and cancer, particularly involving platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and for his leadership roles in major scientific institutions.
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C.
Egil Krogh
Egil Krogh was a Nixon administration official best known for leading the covert White House "Plumbers" unit involved in political intelligence and the Watergate-era scandals.
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D.
Bernard Katz
Bernard Katz was a German-British biophysicist and Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction.
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E.
Holger Crafoord
Holger Crafoord was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Crafoord Prize in scientific research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ pharmacologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Prize
NERFINISHED
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Wolf Prize in Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-01-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-06-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lund University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carlsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
neurochemistry
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neuropharmacology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| givenName | Arvid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of L-DOPA therapy for Parkinson’s disease ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of dopamine-based treatment for Parkinson’s disease
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discovering the role of dopamine in the brain ⓘ elucidating the role of dopamine in Parkinson’s disease ⓘ research on dopamine as a neurotransmitter ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Swedish Society for Medical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
dopamine hypothesis of Parkinson’s disease
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role of dopamine in motor control ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of pharmacology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
dopamine
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monoamine neurotransmitters ⓘ serotonin ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Eric Kandel
NERFINISHED
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Paul Greengard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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