Tobias Bonhoeffer

Prof. Dr. Tobias Bonhoeffer serves as Director and Head of the Department of Synapses – Circuits – Plasticity at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence in Munich, Germany. His research focuses on synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and the structural and functional dynamics of the visual system and hippocampus.

• Institution: Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
• Department: Synapses – Circuits – Plasticity
• Academic Rank: Professor

Research Interests encompass cellular and systems neurobiology, with specialized investigations into:

• Synaptic plasticity mechanisms
• Structural changes in dendritic spines
• Experience-dependent cortical circuit formation
• Memory relearning efficiency
• Functional mapping in visual cortex
• Neural adaptation in behaving animals

Publications demonstrate expertise in neuroscience, particularly synaptic biology and neural circuit dynamics, with notable contributions to understanding cortical plasticity and hippocampal function. His lab has trained students like Sandra Reinert and Matthew McCann through the GSN program.