The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2263
18 Oct 2026, 18:01 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGDNF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered50b28c91b9c67e67
discovery+0.18 p=0.652 n=9
replication+0.13 p=0.739 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.18, p 0.652)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTbcc1297e8cd5fb7ae22d532f…
follows 5b6a8953633c…
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 2263: GDNF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18), 95% CI -0.35 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GDNF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.