The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3572
19 Oct 2026, 22:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTRDN in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered79f76f60a768894b
discovery+0.74 p=0.022 n=9
replication+0.15 p=0.697 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.74 p 0.022; held-out +0.15 p 0.697)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3572: TRDN in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.101, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.40 (p 0.101, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.39 (p 0.111, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.32 to +0.54, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.101, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TRDN in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.