The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6697
22 Oct 2026, 18:28 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPY in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered530724969f72d201
discovery+0.27 p=0.478 n=9
replication-0.37 p=0.329 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.27, p 0.478)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT42a4bb94c97344420761c4a6…
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The swarm's case
receipt 6697: PPY in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.21 (p 0.408, n 18), 95% CI -0.61 to +0.29. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.23 (p 0.351, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.35 to -0.11, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.21 (p 0.408, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPY in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.