Matthew Shane

Dr. Matthew Shane is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director (General Psychology) at Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, with joint positions at The Mind Research Network. He holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto (2004) and completed postdoctoral training at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Yale University.

His research focuses on cognitive and emotional processes underlying antisocial personality disorders, particularly psychopathy. Key interests include neural systems of emotional reduction, cognitive neuroscience methodologies, and developing treatment protocols for antisocial individuals. Research utilizes fMRI to study emotional reactivity, error monitoring, and neuromodulation in substance abusers and psychopathic populations.

Publications emphasize neuroimaging studies of psychopathy (45%), addiction mechanisms (30%), and emotional processing (25%), with frequent methodologies including fMRI (80%) and behavioral assessment (20%). Research demonstrates consistent focus on neural correlates of antisocial behavior across clinical and incarcerated populations.

Dr. Shane has secured significant research funding including a $1.8M NIH project on neural responses to negative feedback in antisocial substance abusers. He directs the CANdiLab research group and mentors graduate students in forensic psychology.