Research and Publications

Some of my previous and current research is highlighted below. Moving forward, I plan to continue publishing papers on data I've gathered, and then explore topics related to sleep and development in larger, open-access datasets.

Research Studies

MRI image with hippocampus identified in ITK-snap, the software we use to segment brain areas and measure their volume.

Hippocampus across Development

Image: Hippocampal formation in representative youth (Lovos et al., in preparation). Here I measure hippocampal volume and connectivity to investigate the magnitude of their contribution to higher cognitive skills such as creativity, curiosity and prediction.

Section of graph of circadian sleep-wake rhythms over 6 days/nights

Circadian Rhythms in Developing Children

Image: Seven days of circadian activity for representative teen (Lovos et al., 2021). In this project I investigate circadian rhythms and whether they affect cognition in typically- and atypically-developing children and teens.

Ana's Hummingbird, still picture from our study, courtesy of and with permission by Jay Pierstorff.

The Sonoran Desert and Stress Reduction

Image: Anna's Hummingbird (courtesy of Jay Pierstorff of the Sonoran Desert Museum). In collaboration with the Sonoran Desert Museum and the Banner Cancer Center, we took Sonoran Desert video footage into a cancer treatment center and measured its effect on patients' perceived stress.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Published:

Peng, M.; Lovos, A.; Bottrill, K.; Hughes, K.; Sampsel, M.; Abbeduto, L.; Lee, N.; Thurman, A.; Edgin, J. (2023). Extended Trajectory of Spatial Memory Errors in Typical and Atypical Development. Hippocampus. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23576

Lovos, A.; Bottrill, K., Sakhon, S.; Egleson, Nyhuis, C.; L.; Luongo, A.; Murphy, M.; Thurman, A.; Abbeduto, L.; Lee, N.; Hughes, K., Edgin, J. (2021). Circadian Sleep-Activity Rhythm Across Ages in Down Syndrome. Brain Sciences, special issue: "Sleep Disorders in Intellectual Disability—From Bench to Bedside.”

Under Review:

Lovos, A., Edgin, J. (2024). Cognitive Development in the Context of Hippocampal Representation. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Narayanan, S., Lovos, A., Edgin, J. (April 2024). Sea Hero Quest, Spatial Navigation and the Hippocampus in Youth with Typical Development and with Down Syndrome. 2024 Disabilities Conference. The University of Arizona.

Leung, A., Canale, C., Lovos, A., Bottrill, K., Edgin, J. (April 2024). Daily Living Skills and Everday Behavior: Memory and Executive Control?. 2024 Disabilities Conference. The University of Arizona.

Lovos, A.*, Gomez, R., Riggins, T., Spencer, R., Edgin, J. (April 2023). Developmental Transitions in Sleep States: Implications for Memory. 2023 Learning and Memory Conference. Huntington Beach, California.

*(Symposium Chair)

Lovos, A., Anand, V., Leung, A., Canale, C., Saenz, J., Edgin, J. (April 2023). Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Youth with Down Syndrome. 2023 Gatlinburg Conference. Kansas City, Missouri.

Anand, V., Lovos, A., Edgin, J. (July 2022). Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Youth. Keys Program Symposium, The University of Arizona.

Lovos, A., Bottrill, K., Nyhuis, C., Kholsa, P., Mendoza, I., & Edgin, J. (April 2021). 24-hour Sleep-Wake Rhythms in Adolescents with Down Syndrome. 2021 Gatlinburg Conference. Kansas City, Missouri/virtual.

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