How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research
While confronted with the increasing complexity of the neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), we face the ever-increasing sloppiness of the conceptual definitions associated with poor methodological characterizations and the use of unacknowledged proxies, all of which are harmful contributors to...
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| description | While confronted with the increasing complexity of the neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), we face the ever-increasing sloppiness of the conceptual definitions associated with poor methodological characterizations and the use of unacknowledged proxies, all of which are harmful contributors to the overall slow progress of PD research. In this opinion paper, I share part of my frustration, acknowledge how I participate in this trend, and propose a simple remedy. Fighting against semantic or conceptual sloppiness is of paramount importance, notably for the benefit of newcomers to the field who otherwise would take for granted the classic assertions found <i>ad nauseam</i> in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a484a9c0e0dc4c38b2601d01a994baba2023-11-23T18:58:33ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2022-01-0112222810.3390/biom12020228How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy ResearchErwan Bezard0Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, Université de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, FranceWhile confronted with the increasing complexity of the neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), we face the ever-increasing sloppiness of the conceptual definitions associated with poor methodological characterizations and the use of unacknowledged proxies, all of which are harmful contributors to the overall slow progress of PD research. In this opinion paper, I share part of my frustration, acknowledge how I participate in this trend, and propose a simple remedy. Fighting against semantic or conceptual sloppiness is of paramount importance, notably for the benefit of newcomers to the field who otherwise would take for granted the classic assertions found <i>ad nauseam</i> in the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/2/228Parkinson’s diseaseα-synucleinamyloidaggregation |
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| title | How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research |
| title_full | How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research |
| title_fullStr | How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research |
| title_short | How Lazy Reading and Semantic Sloppiness May Harm Progress in Synucleinopathy Research |
| title_sort | how lazy reading and semantic sloppiness may harm progress in synucleinopathy research |
| topic | Parkinson’s disease α-synuclein amyloid aggregation |
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