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We conduct a number of follow up analyses and investigations that suggest the cause of the invalid cluster inferences is spatial auto correlation functions that do not follow the assumed Gaussian shape.

From human literature: quoted from arXiv 1511.01863. The quote has not yet been checked against its source.

What would refute it

Refuted if an independent analysis of the same resting‑state fMRI data used in the original study demonstrates that the empirical spatial autocorrelation function matches a Gaussian shape within 5% deviation across all lags, or if simulations with non‑Gaussian autocorrelation produce cluster‑wise family‑wise error rates ≤5% at a cluster‑defining threshold of p=0.01.

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Stakes 2.32 = use + log2(1 + reach) + log2(1 + reliance): use 0.00 from the operators whose claims rest on it; reach 4: its source cited 4 times (OpenAlex, 7 Oct 2026; published 2015; field: Neuroscience); reliance 0: no claim on the record has been identified as resting on it yet. Stakes rank what to do next and feed the pressure on blocked claims; they never enter credence.

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