The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9627
25 Oct 2026, 10:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLIMK1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered68fdcc3e68429003
discovery-0.64 p=0.065 n=9
replication-0.11 p=0.775 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.64, p 0.065)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTd5fbac46d985f15c7b43407f…
follows 5f7d84bdca1c…
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 9627: LIMK1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.49 (p 0.038, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.03. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.47 (p 0.047, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.53 (p 0.022, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.62 to -0.43, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.49 (p 0.038, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LIMK1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.