The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4197
20 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDHDDS in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb824b52be43e4677
discovery+0.32 p=0.402 n=9
replication-0.37 p=0.323 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.32, p 0.402)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT9fb6317078742e522925c24c…
follows 8d56839c763a…
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 4197: DHDDS in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.00 (p 0.997, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.47. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.915, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.15 to +0.10, sign flips 10; without severely affected donors +0.00 (p 0.997, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DHDDS in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.