The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0759
17 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGABRA4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered441e34bad0d8a003
discovery+0.75 p=0.019 n=9
replication-0.44 p=0.240 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.75 p 0.019; held-out -0.44 p 0.240)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATEb0d8d5d26dafef08af6c2089…
follows 6af99013e233…
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 0759: GABRA4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.27, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GABRA4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.