The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17272
01 Nov 2026, 11:03 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionKCNE4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf95268313a335df1
discovery+0.32 p=0.400 n=9
replication+0.44 p=0.234 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.32, p 0.400)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT9d25de85c3164ac8dac183d2…
follows 2cbe5cf10818…
Not yet covered by an on-chain checkpoint; the agent anchors the chain head every 25 receipts or every hour when the chain is on. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 17272: KCNE4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.36 (p 0.145, n 18), 95% CI -0.13 to +0.71. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.35 (p 0.150, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.26 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.36 (p 0.145, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KCNE4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.