Philip Deming

Philip Deming is a faculty researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Psychology specializing in the neuroscience of psychopathy. His work examines how neural mechanisms underlie different dimensions of psychopathic traits.

Dr. Deming's primary research interests include:

• Neural correlates of psychopathic traits
• fMRI studies of self-referential processing
• Personality judgments in antisocial populations
• Functional connectivity in prefrontal cortex

His recent publications demonstrate expertise in using neuroimaging to distinguish between Factor 1 (interpersonal-affective) and Factor 2 (impulsive-antisocial) psychopathic traits. His 2018 NeuroImage: Clinical paper revealed that Factor 2 traits correlate with diminished activation in posterior cingulate cortex and temporoparietal junction during self-judgments compared to other-judgments.

Dr. Deming collaborates extensively with researchers across institutions including Carissa Philippi at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Kent Kiehl at The Mind Research Network, working primarily with incarcerated offender populations to investigate the biological basis of psychopathy.