The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0260
16 Oct 2026, 20:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMTOR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2892629619502db3
discovery-0.07 p=0.849 n=9
replication+0.23 p=0.554 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.07, p 0.849)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0260: MTOR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18), 95% CI -0.34 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MTOR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.