spinothalamic tract
E764629
The spinothalamic tract is a major ascending spinal cord pathway that transmits pain, temperature, and crude touch sensations from the body to higher brain centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spinothalamic tract canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8902213 — 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: spinothalamic tract Context triple: [thalamus, receivesInputFrom, spinothalamic 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.
Guyon
Guyon is a given name and surname of French origin, often considered a variant or diminutive of the name Guy.
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C.
Medúlla
Medúlla is an experimental 2004 studio album by Icelandic artist Björk that is largely constructed from vocal sounds and a cappella arrangements.
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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.
PNS
PNS is the three-letter IATA airport code for Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida.
- 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: spinothalamic tract Target entity description: The spinothalamic tract is a major ascending spinal cord pathway that transmits pain, temperature, and crude touch sensations from the body to higher brain centers.
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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.
Guyon
Guyon is a given name and surname of French origin, often considered a variant or diminutive of the name Guy.
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C.
Medúlla
Medúlla is an experimental 2004 studio album by Icelandic artist Björk that is largely constructed from vocal sounds and a cappella arrangements.
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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.
PNS
PNS is the three-letter IATA airport code for Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascending spinal cord pathway
ⓘ
sensory pathway ⓘ somatosensory tract ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | anterolateral spinothalamic pathway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ascendsIn | anterolateral funiculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSyndrome |
Brown-Séquard syndrome
GENERATED
ⓘ
lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome GENERATED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | somatosensory system ⓘ |
| carries |
nociceptive information
ⓘ
non-discriminative touch information ⓘ thermoreceptive information ⓘ |
| clinicalSignOfLesion |
contralateral loss of crude touch below lesion
ⓘ
contralateral loss of pain below lesion ⓘ contralateral loss of temperature below lesion ⓘ |
| conduction | primarily contralateral ⓘ |
| decussatesIn | anterior white commissure of spinal cord ⓘ |
| decussationPattern | crosses within 1–2 spinal segments of entry ⓘ |
| fiberType |
A-delta fibers
ⓘ
C fibers ⓘ |
| function |
transmission of crude touch sensation
ⓘ
transmission of crude touch sensation ⓘ transmission of pain sensation ⓘ transmission of pain sensation ⓘ transmission of pressure sensation ⓘ transmission of temperature sensation ⓘ transmission of temperature sensation ⓘ |
| givesRiseTo |
spinomesencephalic projections
ⓘ
spinoreticular projections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anterior spinothalamic tract
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lateral spinothalamic tract NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | spinal cord ⓘ |
| modulatedBy |
descending pain control pathways
ⓘ
periaqueductal gray NERFINISHED ⓘ raphe magnus nucleus ⓘ |
| neuronOrder | second-order neurons of pain pathway ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
dorsal horn of spinal cord
ⓘ
lamina I of Rexed ⓘ lamina II of Rexed ⓘ lamina V of Rexed ⓘ |
| partOf | anterolateral system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectsTo | thalamus ⓘ |
| receptorInput | free nerve endings ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
pain perception
ⓘ
temperature perception ⓘ |
| somatotopy | sacral fibers lateral and cervical fibers medial ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
intralaminar nuclei of thalamus
ⓘ
ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: spinothalamic tract Description of subject: The spinothalamic tract is a major ascending spinal cord pathway that transmits pain, temperature, and crude touch sensations from the body to higher brain centers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.