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Editorial MARK Introduction to the 2016 SSIB special issue
We are pleased to introduce this special issue of Physiology & Behavior highlighting research presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), which was held in Porto, Portugal, from July 12 to 16, 2016. The SSIB has grown to a membership of nearly 400 scientists from 30 different countries, and the annual meeting brings us together to share the latest research on all aspects of food and fluid intake. The 28 papers in this special issue reflect the quality and diversity of the science presented at the meeting. Several are empirical research reports, and others review recent progress in the field. Many individuals make the annual meeting possible. First, we must acknowledge the executive leadership of Suzanne Higgs, President of SSIB for 2015–2016. The Program Committee, led by Mitch Roitman with Track 1 chair Helen Raybould and Track 2 chair Dana Small, assembled an exciting and diverse program, consistent with the broad range of topics and methodological approaches taken by the SSIB membership. The annual meeting location is key to its success, and the choice of Porto, Portugal, was made by the Long Range Planning Committee, led by Alan Spector. SPLTrak continues to manage the SSIB's administrative work and provided critical support during the meeting. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the SSIB membership, we thank each of these individuals. The first papers presented in this special issue are authored by recipients of New Investigator Travel Awards (NITA). The SSIB has a long history of strong support of trainees, who are the future of our field. Of the many excellent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who submitted abstracts, 15 were granted these awards based on their outstanding work. This year, 9 NITA winners (mentors in parentheses) contributed to this special issue: Christina Potter (Jeffrey Brunstrom); Lynda Whiting (Thomas Lutz); Samantha Fortin (Mitch Roitman); Guido Camps (Paul Smeets); Maartje Spetter (Manfred Hallschmid); Jacob Brown (Julio Ayala); Lorena Lopez-Ferreras (mentored by Karolina Skibicka); Laura Berner (Michael Lowe); and Laura Rupprecht (Alan Sved). During the meeting, the Gerard P. Smith Award is given for the best oral presentation by a graduate student in each of the Track 1 and Track 2 research categories. Laura Rupprecht was the recipient of the Track 1 Smith Award this year, and we have a paper from the Track 2 Smith Award recipient, as well, Marlou Lasschuijt (mentored by Paul Smeets). The Harry R. Kissileff Award is given for the best oral presentation by a postdoctoral fellow in each of the Track 1 and Track 2 categories, and we are pleased to include a manuscript from this year's Track 2 Kissileff Award winner, Maike Hege (mentored by Hubert Preissl). The next set of papers derives from the Early Life Determinants of Ingestive Behavior Symposium. From Lisa Fries, we have a paper on associations between parent-child mealtime interactions and toddler food choices. Pauline Jansen's manuscript discusses associations between child fussy eating and parents' pressure to eat. Ciaran Forde describes an “obesigenic” eating style that promotes eating in young children. We include with these a paper from Mars Lecturer Marion Hetherington which reviews the evidence that infants have a sophisticated communication system for signaling readiness to eat, food liking, and satiety. The Mars Keynote Lectures are generously supported by Mars, Inc., and this allows the SSIB to invite leaders in the field to share their work and perspectives at the annual meeting. From the symposium on Food Decisions in an Obesigenic Environment, we have two papers in this special issue. Annette Horstmann describes obesity-associated characteristics of brain circuitry involved in decision making. Andreas Fritsche describes evidence that insulin responsiveness in the brain relates to pancreatic insulin secretion in humans. We feature 3 manuscripts from the symposium on Influence of Exercise and Activity on Ingestion. Patricia Bunney and colleagues from Cathy Kotz's group present data showing that orexin influences non-exercise activity thermogenesis. Nu-Chu Liang's paper discusses evidence that rodent diet choice patterns depend on several factors including exercise. David Thivel describes work on energy intake following an exercise vs diet induced energy deficit in human adolescents with obesity. Contributions from the Sex Effects symposium include a paper by Elaine Sinclair and colleagues from Cheryl Sisk's group discussing sex differences in behavioral and neural responses to palatable food in rats. Second, we have a review on X chromosome dosage influence on obesity risk, from Karen Reue. Following these papers is the second of our Mars Lecturer contributions, a review from Fiona Gribble co-authored by Frank Reimann on gut endocrine signaling. At the 2016 annual meeting, the SSIB mourned the loss of two long-time active SSIB members, Tim Bartness and Randall Sakai. Symposia at the meeting were held in honor of each. There are special issues of Physiology & Behavior in progress, one dedicated to each of these scientists and their influential careers, and so we are grateful that we were able to include here three papers from those who spoke in the Salt & Stress symposium in honor of Randall Sakai. Eric Krause and colleagues share new research on salt-loading effects on hypothalamic CRH neurons, Linda Rinaman describes work on interoceptive modulation of responses to stress, and Larry Reagan's group discusses leptin resistance and effects on the hippocampus. The special issue concludes with two personal reflections from 2016 award winners. Matthew Hayes, the recipient of the 2016 Alan N. Epstein http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.04.011
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Editorial Table 1 Corporate donors that provided support for the 2016 SSIB meeting. Corporate premier Mars Inc. Novo Nordisk PepsiCo Research Diets, Inc. Corporate benefactor Elsevier Nutralite Corporate donor Senomyx Nestle
Research Award for early career scientists, describes his trajectory in the field thus far. Barry Levin received the 2016 Distinguished Career Award, and he lists “10 lessons learned by a misguided physician” as he recounts pivotal moments and relationships in his long and successful career in our field. We wish to thank the many scientists who volunteered their time to serve as reviewers for the manuscripts in this special issue. Finally, we recognize that the many initiatives of the SSIB as well as our professional annual meeting require significant financial resources. We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the corporate donors listed in Table 1, who made possible the 2016 annual meeting. Diana L. Williams⁎, Laurence J. Nolan Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA Department of Psychology, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA E-mail address:
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Corresponding author at: Psychology Department Building, Box 3064301, FSU, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA.
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