The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9371
25 Oct 2026, 04:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPACSIN2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered25fcd279c825397c
discovery-0.67 p=0.050 n=9
replication+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.67 p 0.050; held-out +0.02 p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9371: PACSIN2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.32 (p 0.198, n 18), 95% CI -0.68 to +0.17. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.30 (p 0.221, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.47 (p 0.051, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.42 to -0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.32 (p 0.198, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PACSIN2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.