The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0996
17 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPFKP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcff454b7bcdfa2a5
discovery-0.61 p=0.083 n=9
replication-0.29 p=0.443 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.61, p 0.083)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTe77d8576d25cde90cba12f64…
follows e611828bb0ee…
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 0996: PFKP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.43 (p 0.077, n 18), 95% CI -0.75 to +0.05. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.41 (p 0.095, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.52 (p 0.027, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.60 to -0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.43 (p 0.077, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PFKP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.