The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5226
21 Oct 2026, 10:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionID3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered15c005da9a433d65
discovery+0.12 p=0.749 n=9
replication+0.18 p=0.639 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.12, p 0.749)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5226: ID3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.10 (p 0.696, n 18), 95% CI -0.39 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.02 to +0.20, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.10 (p 0.696, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ID3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.