Preliminary Meeting Program

Welcome to the SSIB 2026 Preliminary Schedule! Please note the schedule is preliminary and will be updated as the program is finalized.


  Wed - Aug 05      Thu - Aug 06      Fri - Aug 07      Sat - Aug 08      Sun - Aug 09   

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026

8:00 - 4:30 PM REGISTRATION
Regency Foyer
9:00 - 10:00 AM POSTER SESSION 4, EXHIBITS & COFFEE BREAK (click to view)
Regency C & Foyer


BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL


301

Consumer visual attention to food packaging information: An eye-tracking study considering health status
PABLO ARRONA CARDOZA, DAIVA E NIELSEN.School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada


303

Nucleus accumbens dopamine tracks individual differences in operant food-seeking engagement
LEI-CHIEH CHAO, BRIDGET MATIKAINEN-ANKNEY.Rutgers University, New Brunswick, new brunswick, NJ, USA


305

Examining early dietary influences on toddlers’ food acceptance: Evidence from the MINT study
CATHERINE A.FORESTELL1, KAMERON J.MODING2, GABRIELLE N.E.GLIME3, SUSAN L.JOHNSON3, NANCY F.KREBS3, MINGHUA TANG4.1William a Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA.2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.3University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA.4Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA


307

Satiety and Food Liking Drive Meal Cessation in Minimally and Ultra-processed Breakfast Meals
ALEXANDRA B.LARCOM, KATHLEEN J.MELANSON.University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA


309

Early-life food insecurity impacts body weight later in life in female rats.
OLIVIA P.MOODY1, ELENA V.KOZLOVA1, SAGAR J.PARIKH1, 2, SCOTT E.KANOSKI1, 2.1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


311

Beyond liking: Mapping behavioral drivers of snack intake from natural consumer language
MICHELLE NIEDZIELA1, TIAN YU2.1Nerdoscientist, LLC, Chalfont, PA, USA.2Amai, Denver, CO, USA


313

It doesn't feel like charity; it feels like a privilege (Supported by the SSIB International Foundational Fund given in memory of Drs.Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
NATALIE TAYLOR1, EMMA BOYLAND1, ALAN SOUTHERN2, CHARLOTTE A.HARDMAN1.1Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.2Management School, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom


CLINICAL


315

Dopamine D2 modulation decreases striatal response to gustatory reward and energy-dense food intake humans
JESSICA LIU1, 2, GRACE E.SHEARRRER3, AFRODITI PAPANTONI2, ELAYNA SEAGO2, KYLE S.BURGER2, 4.1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.2University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.3Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


317

Effect of Forced-Choice Format on Gustatory Performance and Response Validity in the Waterless Empirical Taste Test (WETT)
SHIMA T.MOEIN1, RYAN SHARETTS1, RICAHRD L.DOTY1, 2.1Research a Development Division, Sensonics International, Haddon Heights, NJ, USA.2Smell a Taste Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


NEUROSCIENCE


319

Hippocampus dopamine meal responses require nutrients and modulate episodic meal related memory and satiety via D2???receptors
ALEXANDER G BASHAW1, 2, LOGAN TIERNO-LAUER1, SAGAR PARIKH1, 2, HAILEY PARK1, SCOTT E KANOSKI1, 2.1Human and Evolutionary Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.2Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


321

Soluble human amyloid beta in the hypothalamus may potentiate peripheral metabolic impairments in TgF344-AD rats in a sex-dependent manner
CAMERON CAGGIANO1, CALEB M LEVINE1, THEA ANDERSON1, MICHAEL A KELBERMAN2, DAVID WEINSHENKER2, HANNAH L LAIL1, DESIREE WANDERS1, DEBRA A BANGASSER1, SCOTT E KANOSKI3, MARISE B PARENT1.1Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.3University of Sourthern California, Los angeles, CA, USA


323

Sex Differences in Macronutrient Preference and Dopamine Signaling Following Post-Ingestive Nutrient Sensing
ASIA DOFAT1, RACHELLE JACOB1, KEYRSTIN JACOBS1, MONICA AHRENS3, WILLIAM HOWE1, 2.1School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA.3University of Kentucky Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA


325

Optogenetic activation of NPY terminals suppresses vagal afferent transmission in the nucleus tractus solitarius
LUCIANO G FERNANDES, JOSEFINA I JARA, SUZANNE M APPLEYARD.Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Department.Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA


327

Endogenous GLP-1R signaling encodes responses to rewarding and aversive food stimuli
CHLOE X.GUO1, GULSUN MEMI1, 2, TAHA B.GUNGUL1, ALI D.GULER1.1Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.2Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey


329

Repeated chemogenetic excitation of vagal afferents expressing oxytocin receptors promotes negative energy balance in obese mice
DOMINIQUE N.JOHNSON1, 2, JEREMIAH ISAAC1, 2, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE3, KAREN A.SCOTT1, 2, ANNETTE D.DE KLOET1, 2, ERIC G.KRAUSE1, 2.1Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.2Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.3Monell Chemical Senses, Philadelphia, PA, USA


331

A loss of palatable reward processing in an Alzheimer's disease rat model
BRIANNA E LINNEMAN1, 2, LEIGHELLE A ADRIAN1, MARK NIEDRINGHAUS1, 2, ELIZABETH A WEST1, 2.1Department of Neuroscience, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA.2Rowan University School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stratford, NJ, USA


333

Sex-specific recruitment of basolateral amygdala subpopulations reflects divergent effects of stress on motivation
MEGAN MCGRAW, EMMA ROSE, AI-JUN LI, EMILY QUALLS-CREEKMORE.Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA


335

Effects of adolescent semaglutide on body composition and amygdala function in female rats.
AUSTIN M.MILLS, EMILY E.NOBLE.University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA


337

Activation of prefrontal cortex subregions differentially alters palatable food consumption in obesity-prone rats: Implications for translational human studies
CHRISTINA M NELSON, DESTINEE L MONASTERIO, MALCOLM C JENNINGS, ANNIE HAWKS, BRODY A CARPENTER, MICHELLE LIN, JENNIFER A NASSER, JESSICA R BARSON.Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA


339

NMUR2a-based poly-agonists to match high efficacy with unmatched tolerability
ANTON PEKCEC1, BEKIR ALTAS1, KATHERIN BLEYMEHL1, GUISEPPE BRUSCHETTA2, ANNA BUZZANCA2, BETTINA GERNER3, JONAS DOERR4, ANDREAS KAHRS4, DANIEL LAM5, MAXIMILIAN LASSI1, KATHLEEN LINCOLN2, HOLGER WAGNER6, FRANK WESCHE4, VOLKER MACK1.1Department of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disease Discovery Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany.2Department of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disease Discovery Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT, USA.3Department of Global Drug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany.4Department of Target Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany.5Department of Global Computational Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany.6Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany


341

Mapping and characterization of discrete medullary innervation to the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA).
CAITLIN R.RITCHEY, JAMES H.PETERS.Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA


343

Single-Cell Profiling of Sympathetic Control of Ghrelin Secretion
SEPIDEH SHEYBANI-DELOUI, OMPRAKASH SINGH, JEFFREY M ZIGMAN.UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA


345

A Gut-Olfactory Circuit Integrates Post-Ingestive Nutrient Signals to Support Odor Learning
LUCAS J.TITTLE-ACOSTA1, 2, MOLLY MCDOUGLE3, REBECA MENDEZ-HERNANDEZ1, 2, IAN CHAPMAN1, 2, KEVIN BOLDING1, 2.1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA


347

An amygdalopontine pathway promotes motor programs of ingestion
JOELYZ S.WOLCOTT, DANIELLE S.LAFFERTY, JEREMIAH ISAAC, AMY PHAN, LILY RECK, ANDREW LUTAS.National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA


PHYSIOLOGY


349

Exercise-induced gut microbiome and metabolite changes reduce sugar consumption and reinforcement
LAVINIA BOCCIA1, GIULIA UHR1, MATTHEW M.CARTER2, CHRISTOPH A.THAISS2, J.NICHOLAS BETLEY1.1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA


351

Soluble fiber supplementation prevents perinatal high-fat diet-associated weight gain but not impaired glucose tolerance in rat offspring
SAMUEL H IRWIN1, LINDSEY K MACIAS1, BRIANNA C BULLOCK1, LINDSAY D STREHLE1, JACKSON H FREIMAN1, CLAIRE B DE LA SERRE2, TIMOTHY H MORAN1, KELLIE L K TAMASHIRO1.1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA


353

chewR: An Open-Source R Package for Quantifying Chewing Efficiency
JOHN W.LONG, ELSBETH A.AKANZINGE, JOHN E.HAYES.Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA


355

Isl1+ neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala are involved in the generation of high bite force, and coordinate the actions of the jaw and stomach during ingestion.
MATTHEW PERKINS1, WENFEI HAN2, IVAN DE ARAUJO2.1Icahn School of Medicine at Mt.Sinai, New York, NY, USA.2Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tubingen, Germany.3Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tubingen, Germany


357

GLP-1 receptor agonist Semaglutide promotes Non-REM sleep and suppresses food/water intake in naïve rats
ELISE SHEALY, PATRICIA SUE GRIGSON, JIDONG FANG.Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA


359

PKCδ mediates high-fat diet-induced increased tonic GABAA receptor current in cardiac vagal motor neurons in the DMV
YOKO B.WANG1, 2, VICTOR Q.CHEN1, 2, CHRISTOPHER D.ROMERO1, 2, MAIRA JALIL3, MATTHEW MCDONALD3, JOHN N.CAMPBELL4, CARIE R.BOYCHUK1, 2.1Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.2Department of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.3Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.4Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Physiology, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Columbia, MO, USA
10:00 - 11:30 AM ORAL SESSION 5: THE 8TH SENSE: INTEROCEPTION AND APPETITE
Chair/Organizer: Lex Kravitz, Vaibhav Konanur
Millennium Hall




10:00

Lateralized Vagal Circuits Control Feeding
ALAN DE ARAUJO1, ISADORA BRAGA1, 2, GABRIEL TOFANI1, 2, LARYSSA COUTINHO1, MINGXIN YANG1, 2, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


10:15

Molecular mechanisms for sensing stomach distension
AVNIKA BALI1, 2, ISADORA BRAGA1, 2, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


10:30

Encoding of Interoceptive State by Paraventricular Thalamic Ensembles
JARED BUTTS1, SAMUEL CONGDON1, 2, VRAJ PATEL1, QINGYIN ZHENG2, PATRICK SWEENEY1, 2.1Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.2Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA


10:45

Urocortin-3 suppresses food intake and intestinal inflammation via an enteroendocrine gut-brain circuit
GIULIA T.UHR1, 2, 3, LAVINIA BOCCIA2, 3, NIKLAS BLANK4, 5, TIMOTHY O.COX1, LENKA DOHNALOVA1, HAOHAN KAREN WEI1, KAITLYN MCELHERN2, 3, CAROL RAU2, 3, STEPHEN WISSER1, LEONEL JOANNAS6, 7, JORGE HENAO-MEJIA6, 7, MAAYAN LEVY4, 5, J.NICHOLAS BETLEY2, 3, CHRISTOPH A.THAISS4, 5.1Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.4Arc Institute, 3181 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, USA.5Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.6Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.7Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


11:00

Associations between interoceptive awareness and appetitive traits in children with overweight or obesity (New Investigator Travel Awardee)
ALLISON M.BOYAR1, 2, DAVID R.STRONG3, KYUNG E.RHEE4, KERRI N.BOUTELLE2, 3, 4.1San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA.2Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.3Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.4Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA


11:15

Evaluation of a two-stage water loading test to measure gastric interoception in children
EMILY HOHMAN, ORFEU BUXTON, KATHLEEN KELLER.Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

ORAL SESSION 6: MOLECULES THAT MATTER: NEUROPEPTIDES & FEEDING
Chair/Organizer: Christelle.LeFoll, Eric Winzenried
Regency B


10:00

Central Amygdala Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Neurons Integrate Endogenous GLP-1 And Encode Consummatory Valence Through Diverse Outputs
MIGUEL DURAN1, JENNIFER WILLIS1, SAI POCHANA1, NILAY DALVI1, ANUSHA POLAMARASETTY1, MELISSA RODRIGUEZ1, KIRK HABEGGER2, J.ANDREW HARDAWAY1.1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA


10:15

Top down regulation of feeding and body weight by MC4R in the mPFC
MICHAELA COOKE1, PRIYANKA DAS1, MADDY SMITH1, RACHEL ROSS1, 2.1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.2Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA


10:30

GLP-1R Agonism Modulates Lipid-Induced Neutrophilia via an Area Postrema-Independent Mechanism
ANNA PAROLINI1, SOPHIA FISCHER2, TITO BORNER2, GIUSEPPE DANILO NORATA1, ANDREA BARAGETTI1.1Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


10:45

Effects of Gcg-Derived Peptide Signaling on Body Composition and Caloric Intake
INGE E GUERRERO, MICHELLE B BALES, EVA H RUCINSKI, MARY A RAKER, LINDA RINAMAN.Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA


11:00

Primary cilia ADCY3 is necessary for dmVMH leptin effects on feeding
CHRISTOPHER PETTY1, AUSTIN MILLS2, MAGEN LORD2, RUTH HARRIS3, EMILY NOBLE1, 2.1Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.2Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.3Department of Physiology, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, USA


11:15

Neuropeptide Y1 receptor-expressing neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus link hunger and reward circuits to drive feeding
SAM Z BACHARACH1, KATIE A ZAPPETTI1, 2, LARYSSA O COUTINHO1, ZHONGWU LIU3, MARCELO O DIETRICH3, AMBER L ALHADEFFF1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
11:30 - 1:00 PM LUNCH ON OWN
On Own
11:45 - 12:45 PM NEW INVESTIGATOR EVENT - MEET THE SCIENTIST
Regency B

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1:00 - 2:00 PM MARS LECTURE 3: DANIELLA COTA
Chair/Organizer: Thomas Lutz
Millennium Hall


1:00

Understanding POMC Neurons Heterogeneity in Energy Balance and Beyond
DANIELA COTA.INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
2:00 - 3:00 PM POSTER SESSION 5, EXHIBITS & COFFEE BREAK (click to view)
Regency C & Foyer


BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL


302

Non-linear estimates of nutritional properties, driven by health biases, lead to systematic errors in caloric food choice
JASON A AVERY1, 2, CAROLINE CANDY1, ALEX MARTIN1.1National Institute for Mental Heatlh, Bethesda, MD, USA.2Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA


304

Satiety insecurity is associated with diet quality of foods selected by women from an online grocery store task
BOBBY K.CHEON, MATT B.SIROTY, YANGYANG DENG, JUILA M.P.BITTNER.Euncie Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA


306

Moderate to vigorous physical activity as a cause of reduced relative energy intake in women with loss of control eating
K.JEAN FORNEY1, ANGELA HILLMAN1, LINDSAY BODELL2.1Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.2University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada


308

Factors Associated with Weight Loss Success: An Umbrella Review and the DELTA Grid Taxonomy
KARI KUULMAN1, KADRI ARUMA2, 1, SENTA KARUS1, UKU VAINIK1, 3.1Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.2Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, United Kingdom.3Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia


310

Different psychological and cognitive processes are implicated in the motivation to work for food compared to monetary and game play rewards.(Supported by the SSIB International Foundational Fund given in memory of Drs.Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
CASSANDRA J.LOWE.University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom


312

Comparing Habituation Responses to Hyperpalatable Foods in Children
GLORIA OPUNI1, LEONARD H EPSTEIN1, TERA L FAZZINO2, KATELYN CARR1.1University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.2University of Kansas, Lawerence, KS, USA


314

Comparison of food Nova scores with and without contextual data.
CHRISTY N VILCAS1, 2, MONICA AHRENS3, MARY ELIZABETH BAUGH2, ZACH HUTELIN1, 2, ARACELI SUAREZ MADRIGAL4, HAN LEE2, RHIANNA SULLIVAN2, LARA TABLIEH5, DELBERT L.HERALD2, ALEXANDRA G.DIFELICEANTONIO2, 6.1Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.2Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA.3Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA.4Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.5Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA.6Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA


CLINICAL


316

Enhancing Dietary Intake with a Flower-on-the-Tray: Evidence from Hospitalized Patients (Supported by the SSIB International Foundational Fund given in memory of Drs.Jacques Le Magnen (France), Anton Steffens (The Netherlands), Jacob Steiner (Israel), Steven Cooper (The United Kingdom))
DANIELA ABIGAIL NAVARRO1, NAAMA YAROSLAVIS1, ENAV HOROWITZ1, PIERRE SINGER2, VERED KAUFMAN-SHRIQUI1.1Ariel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition Department, Ariel, Israel.2Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel


318

Sensory processing in children with and without feeding problems: Examination of subgroups differences
KEITH E.WILLIAMS1, DEYU J.PAN2.1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.2Penn State Wilkes Barre, Wilkes Barre, PA, USA


NEUROSCIENCE


320

A novel approach to target the tongue for drug delivery of obesity therapeutics
CAITLIN BAUMER-HARRISON1, MORGAN GRAHAM2, DANYA ALDAGHMA2, ALLISON PATARO3, ALLAHA MOHIBY2, EDDY NTWALI2, BART C.DE JONGHE2, MATTHEW R.HAYES1.1Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


322

Hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone neurons enhance meal size and sucrose seeking
JINGYANG CAI, BO SORTMAN, SCOTT KANOSKI.University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


324

Oxytocin conditions flavor preference and drives accumbal dopamine release
LARYSSA O COUTINHO1, IBORO UMANA2, HILLARY ELLIS1, SAM Z BACHARACH1, REBECA MENDEZ-HERNANDEZ1, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE1, 3.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.3Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


326

Alzheimer’s disease rat model shows increased body weight with reduced sweet reward consumption
CHRISTOPHER J.E.DENNING, T.JOSEPH SLOAN, MARK NIEDRINGHAUS, ELIZABETH A.WEST.Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA


328

Adolescent morphine exposure amplifies rewarding and withdrawal effects on dopamine signaling during adulthood re-exposure
RACHEL M DONKA, DEAGLAN A MCANDREW, JAMIE D ROITMAN.University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA


330

Neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying the efficacy and tolerability of the amylin analog cagrilintide in rats
SOPHIA L FISCHER1, 2, ALLISON M PATARO1, 2, SERENA X GAO1, 3, ANN LAW1, FATMA CICEK1, REBECCA PAN1, CLAIRE KATEN1, TITO BORNER1.1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.2Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.3Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


332

From ads to appetite: Food commercials increase reward-related brain activation to high energy-dense foods
KYLE HALLISKY1, BARI FUCHS1, ALAINA L PEARCE1, MYA A KNAPPENBERGER1, STEPHEN J WILSON1, TRAVIS MASTERSON1, EMMA J ROSE1, FRANK G HILLARY1, AMANDA BRUCE2, SEUNG-LARK LIM3, KATHLEEN L KELLER1.1The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.3The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA


334

A cerebellar node for gut-derived satiety signaling
A-HYUN JUNG1, ALOYSIUS Y.T.LOW1, DILLON NITTOLI1, ALBERT T.M.YEUNG1, BROOK WELLER1, EMILY SONG1, AMBER ALHADEFF2, 3, J.NICHOLAS BETLEY1, 3.1Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


336

Beta glucan supplementation reduces meal size and preserves GLP-1 agonist response on a high-fat diet
SARAH E LOPER, ISABEL DILANDRO, SAMAN ALIKHANI, JORDAN ARROYO CRUZ, SANAYA MUNDRA, ALEJANDRO BEDOYA NORENA, DIANA L WILLIAMS.Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, USA


338

Differential gut-brain signaling mechanisms for fructose and glucose
AARON D MCKNIGHT1, 2, FANG Y HSU1, ALAN ARAUJO1, ALEXANDER G VARGAS1, GUILLAUME LARTIGUE1, 2, AMBER L ALHADEFF1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


340

Hindbrain GLP-1R signaling reduces instrumental responding for food and drugs
ILEANA MORALES1, ALEXANDRA G VARGAS1, RYAN A BURNS1, KUEI-PIN HUANG1, MAMYCOUMBA DIAGNE1, 2, AMBER A ALHADEFF1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


342

Differences in basal and diet–induced changes in nucleus accumbens inhibitory transmission in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rats.
MARIA ORTEGO-DOMINGUEZ1, ROWAN J.CALKINS1, CARRIE R.FERRARIO1, 2.1: Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.2Psychology Department (Brain and Behavior Area), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA


344

Early-life diet primes long-term responsivity to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1RAs) in rats
ABIGAIL RANDOLPH, LINDA RINAMAN.Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA


346

The effects of a high-fat, high-sugar diet on delay discounting and sensitivity to haloperidol in male and female rats exposed during adolescence vs.adulthood
STEPHEN H ROBERTSON, TRISTAN HUGHES, PAIGE LOMAS.Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, USA


348

Control of consummatory behavior by lateral hypothalamic D1R neurons projecting to the anterior thalamus
KULDEEP SHRIVASTAVA1, BENJAMIN KILGORE1, JORGE LUIS ISLAS1, VIBHA KANDPAL1, YI LU1, MARK ROSSI1, 2.1Center for NeuroMetabolism, Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.2Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA


350

High-fat diet disrupts circadian eating via microbiota–vagal signaling
GABRIEL TOFANI1, 2, REBECA MENDEZ-HERNANDEZ1, 2, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA


352

Gut vagal sensing links ethanol ingestion to reward and binge drinking
MINGXIN YANG1, 2, ALAN DE ARAUJO1, 2, ARASHDEEP SINGH1, 2, JOANNA PERIS3, GUILLAUME DE LARTIGUE1, 2.1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA


PHYSIOLOGY


354

Semaglutide-associated restructuring of the gut microbiome in rats.
SUYEUN BYUN1, MORGAN R SOTZEN2, MYA A KNAPPENBERGER1, MADISON T BENTO2, MOHAMMED ASKER3, KAROLINA P SKIBICKA2.1Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA.2University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.3University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden


356

Involvement of the nucleus accumbens and the paraventricular nucleus of thalamus in the estrogen-induced enhancement of sweet taste preference in rats
NATSUMI KOSUGI1, MANA UCHIDA1, FUKA NISHINO1, KEIKO MORIMOTO1, 2, AKIRA TAKAMATA1.1Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan.2Kyoto Koka Women's University, Kyoto, Japan


358

NMUR2-selective agonists provide a well-tolerated therapeutic opportunity for obesity
VOLKER MACK1, BEKIR ALTAS1, EMMANUELLE BALME1, KATHERIN BLEYMEHL1, GIUSEPPE BRUSCHETTA2, JONAS DOERR1, BETTINA GERNER1, DANIEL LAM1, DAMIAN MATERA2, FELIX SCHIELE1, AARON TEITELBAUM2, HOLGER WAGNER1, TINA ZIMMERMANN1, ANTON PEKCEC1.1Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Biberach, Germany.2Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH a Co.KG, Ridgefield, CT, USA


360

Energy state-dependent regulation of glucagon-like peptide 1-releasing neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract
MELISSA RODRIGUEZ, KYLIE MCMICHEN, ESHITA YADAV, JOTI SINGH, SONJA A.VIRKUS, J.ANDREW HARDAWAY.1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA


362

Weight loss surgeries divergently regulate alcohol intake: Roles of ghrelin and the vagus nerve
JONATHAN SNYDER, ELISE ORELLANA, YUVAL SILBERMAN, ANDRAS HAJNAL.Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, USA


364

Macronutrient-specific responses to protein restriction are linked to peripheral taste signaling
DONGPENG YANG1, CIORANA ROMAN ORTIZ1, SORA KIM2, CHRISTOPHER D.MORRISON2, LINDSEY A.SCHIER1.1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.2Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
3:00 - 4:30 PM SYMPOSIUM 3: GUT CHECK: MECHANOSENSORY SIGNALS IN SATIATION
Chair/Organizer: Claire de la Serre, Hyung Jin Choi
Regency B




3:00

Dietary Substitute Sugars’ Osmotic Signaling Engages an Ileal Brake to Control Gut Motility and Feeding via GLP-1
ARTHUR BEYDER.Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA


3:30

The role of gastrointestinal mechanosensation in regulating
BRITYA GHOSH1, CATHERINE CALHOUN2, KARA MARSHALL1, 3, 4.1Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX .2Rice University, Houston, TX .3Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute .4Jan and Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children


4:00

Pharyngeal mechanosensation drives rapid thirst satiation
SUNG-YON KIM.Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
3:00 - 4:30 PM ORAL SESSION 7: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME: CARBOHYDRATES & SUGAR
Chair/Organizer: Carolina Cawthon, Justin Sung
Millennium Hall


3:00

High-fat diet exposure alters sucrose consumption behaviors and dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens
CLAIRE M.CORBETT1, LEIGHELLE ADRIAN1, BRIANNA E.LINNEMAN1, 2, SAMANTHA L.BOZARTH1, 2, MARK NIEDRINGHAUS1, 2, ELIZABETH A.WEST1, 2.1Rowan-Virtua University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA.2Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stratford, NJ, USA


3:15

Amygdala–liver signaling orchestrates glycemic responses to stress
JAMIE RE CARTY1, KAVYA DEVARAKONDA1, RICHARD M CONNOR2, SARAH A STANLEY1.1Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.2Nash Family Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA


3:30

Branched-chain amino acids modulate sweet reward independently of neuronal FGF21 signaling
FERESHTEH DEHGHANI, DANIAL FOTROS, ZOBAYDA FARZANA HAQUE, GARRETT SCOTT, MAURA MCKENNA, ANDREW C SHIN.Neurobiology of Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health a Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA


3:45

Sweet taste phenotypes are poor predictors of sugar intake in healthy adults
ALISSA NOLDEN, JAMES MAKAME.University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA


4:00

SGLT1 mediates oral glucose sensitivity during fasting in humans
ALEXA PULLICIN, YIXIN JIA, JUYUN LIM.Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA


4:15

Brain response is influenced by varying rates of metabolic response to carbohydrate consumption in a flavor-nutrient conditioning paradigm
MARY E BAUGH1, MONICA AHRENS2, HAN LEE1, RHIANNA SULLIVAN1, ZACH HUTELIN1, 3, ALEXANDRA DIFELICEANTONIO1, 4.1Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA.2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Informatics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.3Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.4Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA