Phil Deming
@phildeming.bsky.social
I study emotion, psychopathy, and the brain.
Postdoc in psychology at Northeastern University.
On the academic job market.
Ph.D. in psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
philipdeming.com
Postdoc in psychology at Northeastern University.
On the academic job market.
Ph.D. in psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
philipdeming.com
New paper: We argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception - the process by which the brain senses the internal conditions of the body and regulates those conditions in a context-appropriate manner.
w/ @clare-shaffer.bsky.social
1/
doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
w/ @clare-shaffer.bsky.social
1/
doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
Redirecting
doi.org
July 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
New paper: We argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception - the process by which the brain senses the internal conditions of the body and regulates those conditions in a context-appropriate manner.
w/ @clare-shaffer.bsky.social
1/
doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
w/ @clare-shaffer.bsky.social
1/
doi.org/10.1016/j.av...
Reposted by Phil Deming
Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn
July 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn
Reposted by Phil Deming
So glad to finally share work years in the making! What started with fMRI effect size benchmarks ended up showing that conventional study planning detects ~half of expected brain effects, suggesting more distributed processes than the lit shows
(+ new methods for mass univ effect/power estimation)
(+ new methods for mass univ effect/power estimation)
May 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
So glad to finally share work years in the making! What started with fMRI effect size benchmarks ended up showing that conventional study planning detects ~half of expected brain effects, suggesting more distributed processes than the lit shows
(+ new methods for mass univ effect/power estimation)
(+ new methods for mass univ effect/power estimation)
Reposted by Phil Deming
Today, our #SCIMaP team released an impact analysis of the White House proposed FY 2027 NIH and NSF budgets.
Bottom-line: if enacted, cuts to science and medical research would lead to $35B in economic losses and 150,000 lost jobs in communities all across the US.
scienceimpacts.org
🧵
Bottom-line: if enacted, cuts to science and medical research would lead to $35B in economic losses and 150,000 lost jobs in communities all across the US.
scienceimpacts.org
🧵
April 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Today, our #SCIMaP team released an impact analysis of the White House proposed FY 2027 NIH and NSF budgets.
Bottom-line: if enacted, cuts to science and medical research would lead to $35B in economic losses and 150,000 lost jobs in communities all across the US.
scienceimpacts.org
🧵
Bottom-line: if enacted, cuts to science and medical research would lead to $35B in economic losses and 150,000 lost jobs in communities all across the US.
scienceimpacts.org
🧵
Updated preprint:
@clare-shaffer.bsky.social and I synthesize brain evidence to argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception (regulating and sensing the body, respectively).
1/
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
@clare-shaffer.bsky.social and I synthesize brain evidence to argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception (regulating and sensing the body, respectively).
1/
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
April 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Updated preprint:
@clare-shaffer.bsky.social and I synthesize brain evidence to argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception (regulating and sensing the body, respectively).
1/
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
@clare-shaffer.bsky.social and I synthesize brain evidence to argue that psychopathy is a disorder of allostasis and interoception (regulating and sensing the body, respectively).
1/
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reposted by Phil Deming
Academic friends,
It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region.
A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions.
Please read & sign if you agree:
sites.google.com/view/protect...
#IranWar
It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region.
A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions.
Please read & sign if you agree:
sites.google.com/view/protect...
#IranWar
Protect Academic Life in Iran
We, the undersigned academics and researchers from around the world, express our profound concern over recent military strikes on Iran, the retaliatory responses, and the reported impact on civilian l...
sites.google.com
April 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Academic friends,
It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region.
A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions.
Please read & sign if you agree:
sites.google.com/view/protect...
#IranWar
It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region.
A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions.
Please read & sign if you agree:
sites.google.com/view/protect...
#IranWar
Using this article to shamelessly promote my own work.
Dr. Marsh states that people with psychopathy show "pretty consistent differences in an area of the brain called the amygdala."
My own work shows otherwise.
1/
Dr. Marsh states that people with psychopathy show "pretty consistent differences in an area of the brain called the amygdala."
My own work shows otherwise.
1/
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there
www.newscientist.com
April 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Using this article to shamelessly promote my own work.
Dr. Marsh states that people with psychopathy show "pretty consistent differences in an area of the brain called the amygdala."
My own work shows otherwise.
1/
Dr. Marsh states that people with psychopathy show "pretty consistent differences in an area of the brain called the amygdala."
My own work shows otherwise.
1/
Reposted by Phil Deming
The Abstract submission date has been extended to 15 December 2025. We look forward to more of your best work being submitted for our SSSP 2026 conference. @ssspstudents.bsky.social
psychopathysociety.org/page/Upcomin...
psychopathysociety.org/page/Upcomin...
psychopathysociety.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Abstract submission date has been extended to 15 December 2025. We look forward to more of your best work being submitted for our SSSP 2026 conference. @ssspstudents.bsky.social
psychopathysociety.org/page/Upcomin...
psychopathysociety.org/page/Upcomin...
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to share my latest research with @urneuroscience.bsky.social. @drnathanasmith.bsky.social and everyone were great hosts - our conversations will certainly shape my research going forward.
Read my research here:
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read my research here:
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to share my latest research with @urneuroscience.bsky.social. @drnathanasmith.bsky.social and everyone were great hosts - our conversations will certainly shape my research going forward.
Read my research here:
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read my research here:
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
I'm very excited to share my research with the Rochester neuroscience community!
🚨Save the date
NEURO YES kicks off the 2025/2026 speaking series this week with Philip Deming, PhD, of Northeastern University
⏲️Thursday, Dec. 11: 10 - 11 am
📍 Upper Auditorium 3-7619
NEURO YES kicks off the 2025/2026 speaking series this week with Philip Deming, PhD, of Northeastern University
⏲️Thursday, Dec. 11: 10 - 11 am
📍 Upper Auditorium 3-7619
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm very excited to share my research with the Rochester neuroscience community!
Reposted by Phil Deming
New preprint: "Bodily Rhythms Gate Action–Perception Coupling"
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New preprint: "Bodily Rhythms Gate Action–Perception Coupling"
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Cardiorespiratory cycles gate when it's best to sense & act on the world, shaping when precision peaks
Active sensing + Interoception + Active inference 🧠
🔗 bit.ly/3MinQIi
w/ @micahgallen.com; Lucas Naranjo; @jameskilner.bsky.social
Enjoyed this read on the growing field of #interoception neuroscience.
Of course, I was also excited to see the article twice cited our lab's recent work, spearheaded by Jiahe Zhang and @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
Of course, I was also excited to see the article twice cited our lab's recent work, spearheaded by Jiahe Zhang and @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Enjoyed this read on the growing field of #interoception neuroscience.
Of course, I was also excited to see the article twice cited our lab's recent work, spearheaded by Jiahe Zhang and @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
Of course, I was also excited to see the article twice cited our lab's recent work, spearheaded by Jiahe Zhang and @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
Reposted by Phil Deming
Neat that my review of Zhang et al.'s "Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI" was quoted in this Research Briefing. It was one of my favorite papers I reviewed in 2024! rdcu.be/eOlTT by Jiahe Zhang, @lisafeldmanbarrett.com and others
Evidence from 7 Tesla fMRI of intrinsic network supporting allostasis in the human brain
Nature Neuroscience - Functional connectivity analyses using ultra-high precision 7 Tesla functional MRI identified a unified system for allostasis and interoception that included more than 96% of...
rdcu.be
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Neat that my review of Zhang et al.'s "Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI" was quoted in this Research Briefing. It was one of my favorite papers I reviewed in 2024! rdcu.be/eOlTT by Jiahe Zhang, @lisafeldmanbarrett.com and others
This looks like a super useful for anyone doing fMRI work. Congrats to @halleeshearer.bsky.social, @sneuroble.bsky.social, @alexkfischbach.bsky.social and their team!
Excited to share our manuscript about BrainEffeX, a tool for exploring fMRI effect sizes. Includes why we made it, how to use it + contribute, and how we made it.
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
@sneuroble.bsky.social @psychonetrics.bsky.social
@alexkfischbach.bsky.social
@nichols.bsky.social
@dscheinost.bsky.social & MINDS Lab
Shearer et al. introduce an interactive web application for exploring fMRI effect maps:
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
doi.org/10.52294/001...
@halleeshearer.bsky.social @sneuroble.bsky.social @ohbmossig.bsky.social
#OpenDatasets #SpecialIssue
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This looks like a super useful for anyone doing fMRI work. Congrats to @halleeshearer.bsky.social, @sneuroble.bsky.social, @alexkfischbach.bsky.social and their team!
Reposted by Phil Deming
🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
www.biorxiv.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.
Check out our new paper, where we used 7T fMRI to map out a brain system central to sensing and regulating the body! Based on prior animal studies - which tracked white matter traveling to/from the body - we mapped this system from cerebral cortical networks down to subcortex and brainstem nuclei.
Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI - Nature Neuroscience
The brain is constantly monitoring the systems in the body. Here the authors use 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging to map a large-scale brain system for body regulation in humans, includin...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Check out our new paper, where we used 7T fMRI to map out a brain system central to sensing and regulating the body! Based on prior animal studies - which tracked white matter traveling to/from the body - we mapped this system from cerebral cortical networks down to subcortex and brainstem nuclei.
Reposted by Phil Deming
To kick things off, I’m organizing a monthly “how-to” workshop series ft. leading scientists who will share practical/technical skills w/ the global SP-SIG community. If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please reach out!
@ohbmtrainees.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@ohbmtrainees.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To kick things off, I’m organizing a monthly “how-to” workshop series ft. leading scientists who will share practical/technical skills w/ the global SP-SIG community. If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please reach out!
@ohbmtrainees.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@ohbmtrainees.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
Reposted by Phil Deming
Psychedelics alter neurovascular coupling, which means we need to critically re-evaluate fMRI findings of acute psychedelic effects
#neuroskyence
#PsychSciSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
#PsychSciSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonism alters neurovascular coupling and differentially affects neuronal and hemodynamic measures of brain function - Nature Neuroscience
Padawer-Curry et al. show that the hallucinogenic 5-HT2A receptor agonist DOI alters neurovascular coupling in mice, with implications for the interpretation of human fMRI studies of psychedelics.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Psychedelics alter neurovascular coupling, which means we need to critically re-evaluate fMRI findings of acute psychedelic effects
#neuroskyence
#PsychSciSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
#PsychSciSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Phil Deming
That’s right—open neuro AND behavioral (+ESM) data! So looking forward to the cross-field conversations about methods!
🧠✨
🧠✨
Incredible, and just in time for our launch of the Boston precision brain & mental health hack tomorrow @northeasternu.bsky.social ! We will be introducing this resource there—excited to see what comes of it
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
That’s right—open neuro AND behavioral (+ESM) data! So looking forward to the cross-field conversations about methods!
🧠✨
🧠✨
Psychopathy - a devastating disorder that upends victims' lives - may be best understood as a disorder of allostasis (the brain regulating the body) and interoception (the brain sensing the body).
New preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/
New preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/
OSF
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Psychopathy - a devastating disorder that upends victims' lives - may be best understood as a disorder of allostasis (the brain regulating the body) and interoception (the brain sensing the body).
New preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/
New preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/
Reposted by Phil Deming
We are now inviting submissions for the 11th biennial meeting of SSSP that will be held at the Dallas Marriott Downtown in Dallas, TX, USA on May 6-9th, 2026. The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2025. Please see tinyurl.com/352zbztk for submission guidelines.
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We are now inviting submissions for the 11th biennial meeting of SSSP that will be held at the Dallas Marriott Downtown in Dallas, TX, USA on May 6-9th, 2026. The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2025. Please see tinyurl.com/352zbztk for submission guidelines.
Reposted by Phil Deming
In response to anti-DEI legislation in the states, universities have started to hire more white male faculty.
This increase starts before bills are signed into law.
Universities appear to be anticipating anti-DEI legislation and preemptively hiring more white men.
This increase starts before bills are signed into law.
Universities appear to be anticipating anti-DEI legislation and preemptively hiring more white men.
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In response to anti-DEI legislation in the states, universities have started to hire more white male faculty.
This increase starts before bills are signed into law.
Universities appear to be anticipating anti-DEI legislation and preemptively hiring more white men.
This increase starts before bills are signed into law.
Universities appear to be anticipating anti-DEI legislation and preemptively hiring more white men.
The brain constantly senses and regulates the body. These sensory and regulatory signals are not merely background signals of interest only to physiologists. Instead, these 'allostatic' signals are central to neural and cognitive function. Great new work from our lab led by @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Excited to share our work making an "allostasis-first" case that brain function is most productively framed in terms of its core regulatory function. We also introduce some new ideas in the context of metabolism and cognitive function in Alzheimer's.
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The brain constantly senses and regulates the body. These sensory and regulatory signals are not merely background signals of interest only to physiologists. Instead, these 'allostatic' signals are central to neural and cognitive function. Great new work from our lab led by @jtheriault.bsky.social.
Reposted by Phil Deming
📢 I'll be recruiting a PhD student in Developmental Psychology for 2026 at UNC Chapel Hill! Student will be co-mentored with Dr. Eva Telzer at the Winston Center. Interests in naturalistic fMRI/fNIRS, developmental affective neuro, and behavioral addictions would be great fits.
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📢 I'll be recruiting a PhD student in Developmental Psychology for 2026 at UNC Chapel Hill! Student will be co-mentored with Dr. Eva Telzer at the Winston Center. Interests in naturalistic fMRI/fNIRS, developmental affective neuro, and behavioral addictions would be great fits.