Meeting Program


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MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021

8:45 - 9:45 AM MORNING SOCIAL HOUR
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9:45 - 12:00 PM OPENING REMARKS & PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM
Chair/Organizer: Derek Daniels
Virtual Room 1


9:45

Opening Remarks
DEREK DANIELS.


10:00

Gut-Hypothalamic Signaling Effects on Feeding Behavior
AMBER L ALHADEFF1, 2. 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, PA, USA


10:25

Uncontrolled eating – mapping causality and relations with hundreds of phenotypes
UKU VAINIK1. 2. 1University of Tartu, Tartu, *, Estonia. 2McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada


10:50

Western dietary factors and neurocognitive dysfunction: impact of sex, age, and diet composition
EMILY E NOBLE. University of Georgia, Athens, GA


11:15

The Role of Speed of Nutrient Availability in Food Reward.
ALEXANDRA DIFELICEANTONIO1, 2, MARY ELIZABETH BAUGH1, KIM BASKETTE1, AMBER KELLY1. 1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA. 2Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA


11:55

Q&A.
10:00 - 12:00 PM ORAL SESSION 1: STATES AND TRAITS OF FOOD INTAKE
Chair/Organizer: Tanja Adam, Jennifer Sadler
Virtual Room 2


10:00

Children’s Portion Selection on a Computer Survey Predicted Intake in Response to Larger Portions
HANIM E. DIKTAS1, KATHLEEN L. KELLER1, 2, LIANE S. ROE1, BARBARA J. ROLLS1. 1Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 2Department of Food Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA


10:15

Speed limits: Daily food intake and eating behaviour of unprocessed and ultra-processed meals
MARLOU P. LASSCHUIJT, GUIDO CAMPS, MONICA MARS, ELS SIEBELINK, KEES DE GRAAF, DIEUWERKE BOLHUIS. Wageningen university and Research, Wageningen, *, Netherlands


10:30

Interoception, appetitive behaviors and body weight: a systematic review, meta-analysis and new data
ERIC ROBINSON1, ANDREW JONES1, SUZANNE HIGGS2. 1University of Liverpool, Liverpool, *, United Kingdom. 2University of Birmingham, Birimingham, *, United Kingdom


10:45

The Impact of Methadone Maintenance Therapy on Chemosensory Processing, Eating Behavior, and Food Reward in Opioid Dependence
KIMBERLY R. SMITH*, DENIS ANTOINE*, JEFF CRAWFORD, SZU-CHI CHENG, MEGAN PEDICINI, SUSAN CARNELL, TIMOTHY H. MORAN, KENNETH STOLLER, VIDYULATA KAMATH. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA


11:00

The Association Between Susceptibility to Hunger and Measured Energy Intake Across Four Inpatient Ad Libitum Feeding Settings
ALEX E. SCHICK, VALERIE L. DARCEY, KEVIN D. HALL. National Institutes of Health, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD, USA


11:15

Role of Impulsiveness and Food Craving in the Association between Substance Misuse and Food Selection
LAURENCE J. NOLAN. Department of Psychology, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY, USA


11:30

The effect of hunger state on hypothalamus functional connectivity in response to food cues
STEPHANIE KULLMANN1, 2, RALF VEIT1, 2, DANIEL R. CRABTREE3, 4, WILLIAM BUOSI3, ODYSSEAS ANDROUTSOS6, ALEXANDRA M. JOHNSTONE3, YANNIS MANIOS5, HUBERT PREISSL1, 2, PAUL A. M. SMEETS7, 8. 1Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tubingen, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e. V. ), Tubingen, *, Germany. 2Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, *, Germany. 3The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, *, Scotland. 4Division of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Health Science, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, *, United Kingdom. 5Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, School of Health Science a Education, Harokopio University, Athens, *, Greece. 6Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, *, Greece. 7Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, *, Netherlands. 8Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, *, Netherlands


11:45

Children’s Satiety Quotient is associated with Trait-based Satiety Responsiveness and Varies with Meal Portion Size
NICOLE A REIGH1, ALAINA L PEARCE1, HUGH GARAVAN2, CHARLES F GEIER1, BARBARA J ROLLS1, EMMA ROSE1, STEPHEN J WILSON1, KATHLEEN L KELLER1. 1Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 2University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
10:00 - 12:30 PM ORAL SESSION 2: HOT TOPICS IN INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR
Chair/Organizer: Gina Leinninger, Daniel Castro
Virtual Room 3


10:00

Angiotensin type 2 receptor expressing neurons in the median preoptic nucleus suppress hypovolemic-induced thirst to maintain body fluid homeostasis
KHALID ELSAAFIEN1, 3, SOPHIA A. EIKENBERRY2, 3, SCOTT W. HARDEN1, 3, WANHUI SHENG1, 3, KAREN A. SCOTT1, 3, CHARLES J. FRAZIER1, 3, ERIC G. KRAUSE1, 3, ANNETTE D. DE KLOET2, 3. 1Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 2Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 3Center of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA


10:15

Eating Highly Processed Foods In The Absence Of Hunger During Pregnancy Predicts Offspring BMIz
AFRODITI PAPANTONI1, LEAH M. LIPSKY2, TONJA R. NANSEL2, MYLES S. FAITH3, GRACE E. SHEARRER4, ANNA MARIA SIEGA-RIZ5, KYLE S. BURGER1. 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 2Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA. 3University at Buffalo - SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA. 4University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. 5University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA


10:30

Sex Differences in Interval Timing and Food-seeking Following Excitation of Lateral Hypothalamic Area Melanin Concentrating Hormone Cells
LAUREN M. RAYCRAFT1, MATTHEW BUNNEY1, AADI NALLA1, ALLIE PATARO1, DEBORAH A. KASHY1, EMILY E. NOBLE2, SCOTT E. KANOSKI3, ALEXANDER W. JOHNSON JOHNSON1. 1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. 2University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. 3University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA


10:45

A Forebrain Neural Substrate for Behavioral Thermoregulation
SIEUN JUNG1, 2, 6, MYUNGSUN LEE1, 3, 6, DONG-YOON KIM1, 2, 6, CELINE SON1, BENJAMIN H. AHN1, 3, GYURYANG HEO1, JUNKOO PARK1, MINYOO KIM1, 3, HAN-EOL PARK1, DONG-JUN KOO1, 2, JONG HWI PARK1, JUNG WEON LEE4, HAN KYOUNG CHOE5, SUNG-YON KIM1, 2, 3, 7. 1Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul, *, South Korea. 2Program in Neuroscience, Seoul, *, South Korea. 3Department of Chemistry, Seoul, *, South Korea. 4Department of Pharmacy, Seoul, *, South Korea. 5Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu, *, South Korea. 6These authors contributed equally, Seoul, *, South Korea. 7Lead Contact, Seoul, *, South Korea


11:00

Cortical Thickness, Volume and White Matter's Fractional Anisotropy Confer Genetic Risk for Obesity in Adolescence
FILIP MORYS1, ERIC YU1, MARI SHISHIKURA1, UKU VAINIK2, ZIV GAN-OR1, ALAIN DAGHER1. 1Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada. 2University of Tartu, Tartu, *, Estonia


11:15

Diet-induced changes in taste sensation impair dopamine transmission
CHRISTINA MAY1, 2, THIBAUT PARDO1, 2, MONICA DUS1, 2. 1Neuroscience graduate program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 2Department of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA


11:30

A role for the locus coeruleus in the modulation of feeding
NATALE R. SCIOLINO1, MADELINE HSIANG1, CHRISTOPHER M. MAZZONE1, LESLIE WILSON1, NICHOLAS W. PLUMMER1, JAISAL AMIN1, KATHLEEN G. SMITH1, CHRISTOPHER A. MCGEE2, CINDY X. YANG1, JEANNE M. POWELL1, MICHAEL R. BRUCHAS3, ALEXXAI V. KRAVITZ4, JESSE D. CUSHMAN1, MICHAEL J. KRASHES5, GUOHONG CUI1, PATRICIA JENSEN1. 1Neurobiology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. 2Comparative Medicine, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. 3Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 4Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. 5National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA


11:45

A novel hypothalamic AgRP projection to prefrontal cortex melanocortinergic neurons that mediates body weight, feeding, and food reward.
RACHEL A ROSS1, 3, ANGELA KIM2, 4, YAN LI3, 4, PRIYANKA DAS1, ANDREW THOMPSON3, YONG KEE CHOI3, ELLA DOUGLAS4, VADIM BOLSHAKOV3, 4, KERRY RESSLER3, 4, BRAD LOWELL2, 4. 1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. 3McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA. 4Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA


12:00

Multi-order hypothalamic circuits recruit need-state selective mesolimbic dopamine signaling
TED M HSU, ALEX CROW, MITCH F ROITMAN. Department of Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA


12:15

Macronutrient control of food reward
ALEC HARTLE1, JOSHUA SISCO1, KELLY RUNYON1, KATIE MARSCHALKO1, ALEXANDRA DIFELICEANTONIO1, 2, 3, W. MATT HOWE1. 1Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience, BLACKSBURG, VA, USA. 2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, ROANOKE, VA, USA. 3Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech, BLACKSBURG, VA, USA
12:30 - 1:00 PM VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAK
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1:00 - 3:00 PM NEW INVESTIGATOR TRAVEL AWARD SYMPOSIUM
Chair/Organizer: Willis Samson, Susan Carnell
Virtual Room 1

The NITA program is supported in part by Novo Nordisk and Elsevier.



1:00

Identification of a cerebellar satiation network (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
ALOYSIUS Y. T. LOW1, NITSAN GOLDSTEIN1, JESSICA GAUNT2, KUEI-PIN HUANG3, NORLIYANA ZAINOLABIDIN4, ALARIC K. K. YIP4, JAMIE R. E. CARTY1, JU Y. CHOI1, CLARA LENHERR5, TOH HEAN CH'NG2, MARK A. HALKO6, ROSCOE O. BRADY7, LAUREN M. HOLSEN8, AMBER L. ALHADEFF3, 9, ALBERT I. CHEN10, J. NICHOLAS BETLEY1, 10. 1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, *, Singapore. 3Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadephia, PA, USA. 4School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, *, Singapore. 5Division of Neuroscience, King's College London, London, *, United Kingdom. 6 McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University, Boston, KS, USA. 7Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. 8Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 9Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 10Center for Aging Research, Scintillon Institute, San Diego, CA, USA


1:15

Discrepancy Between People's Intended and Actual Serving Behavior at Social vs. Non-Social Meals (George H. Collier New Investigator Travel Awardee)
EMMA V. LONG1, LENNY R. VARTANIAN1, KATE FAASSE1, SUZANNE HIGGS2. 1UNSW Sydney, Sydney, *, Australia. 2University of Birmingham, Birmingham, *, United Kingdom


1:30

The Fidelity of Olfactory Coding is Enhanced by Satiety and Predicts Food Intake (Elsevier Appetite New Investigator Travel Awardee)
EMILY E PERSZYK1, 2, XUE S DAVIS1, 2, DANA M SMALL1, 2. 1The Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center, New Haven, CT, USA. 2Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA


1:45

Optogenetic Identification of Novel Hedonic hotspots in Orbitofrontal Cortex, Insula, Ventral Pallidum, and Anterior Cingulate Cortex that modulate 'liking' and 'wanting' for rewards. ? (Elsevier Physiology & Behavior New Investigator Travel Awardee)
ILEANA MORALES , KENT C. BERRIDGE . University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA


2:00

Fats and Sugars Recruit Distinct Gut-Brain Circuits to Control Food Intake and Reward (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
MOLLY J MCDOUGLE, ALAN DE ARAUJO, MACARENA VERGARA, MINGXIN YANG, ARASHDEEP SINGH, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA


2:15

Daily Distracted Consumption Patterns and their Relationship with BMI (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
FLOOR VAN MEER1, 2, FRANK DE VOS1, 2, ROEL HERMANS3, FREDERIKE MENSINK4, LOTTE F. VAN DILLEN1, 2. 1Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, *, Netherlands. 2Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, *, Netherlands. 3NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, *, Netherlands. 4Netherlands Nutrition Centre, The Hague, *, Netherlands


2:30

Gastrointestinal Vagal Afferents Mediate the Feeding-Induced Modulation of Anxiety-Like Behavior? (Randall R. Sakai New Investigator Travel Awardee)
JEAN-PHILIPPE KRIEGER1, 2, MOHAMMED ASKER1, 2, PAULINE VAN DER VELDEN1, STINA BORCHERS1, 2, JENNIFER RICHARD1, 2, FRANCESCO LONGO1, 2, KAROLINA SKIBICKA1, 2, 3. 1University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, *, Sweden. 2Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Gothenburg, *, Sweden. 3Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA


2:45

Does switching between bites of food and sips of water influence food intake across portion sizes? (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
PAIGE M. CUNNINGHAM1, LIANE S. ROE1, KATHLEEN L. KELLER1, 2, ANOUK E. M. HENDRIKS-HARTENSVELD3, BARBARA J. ROLLS1. 1Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 2Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 3Laboratory of Behavioural Gastronomy, Centre for Healthy Eating and Food Innovation, Maastricht University Campus Venlo, Venlo, *, Netherlands
3:00 - 4:00 PM VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAK
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4:00 - 5:00 PM MARS LECTURE 1
Chair/Organizer: Matt Carter
Virtual Room 1

This session is supported in part by Mars.



Parabrachial CGRP-expressing Neurons Establish and Maintain Threat Memories
RICHARD PALMITER. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
5:00 - 7:00 PM HAPPY HOUR
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