The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1759
18 Oct 2026, 05:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionF5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered15d7e6f68b918e25
discovery+0.39 p=0.303 n=9
replication+0.71 p=0.032 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.39, p 0.303)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1759: F5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.43 (p 0.074, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.22 to +0.41, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for F5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.