The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1311
17 Oct 2026, 19:48 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTAF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered22cb5bd2a3b66f3d
discovery-0.20 p=0.599 n=9
replication+0.34 p=0.373 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.20, p 0.599)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTbaea4b9c388f8296472358bc…
follows 282142b7784e…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 10865 (2026-10-26 13:05 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 1311: TAF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.07 (p 0.787, n 18), 95% CI -0.41 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.18 (p 0.476, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.19 (p 0.439, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.05 to +0.23, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.787, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TAF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.