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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2111
18 Oct 2026, 14:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTNR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered203223c7719e8584
discovery+0.04 p=0.919 n=9
replication-0.20 p=0.599 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.04, p 0.919)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2111: TNR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.18 (p 0.465, n 18), 95% CI -0.60 to +0.31. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.14 (p 0.567, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.057, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.27 to -0.07, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.18 (p 0.465, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TNR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.