The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8927
24 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNPS in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered01df9f56af39ef78
discovery+0.38 p=0.311 n=9
replication-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.38, p 0.311)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8927: NPS in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.09 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NPS in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.