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Overview

Sonja B. Hofer is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics covered by Sonja B. Hofer include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Several notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sonja B. Hofer include:

  • "Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice", 2021, published in eLife
  • "A database and deep learning toolbox for noise-optimized, generalized spike inference from calcium imaging", 2021, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Visual intracortical and transthalamic pathways carry distinct information to cortical areas", 2021, published in Neuron
  • "Functional specificity of recurrent inhibition in visual cortex", 2024, published in Neuron
  • "Flexible inhibitory control of visually evoked defensive behavior by the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus", 2021, published in Neuron

Sonja B. Hofer frequently collaborates with a group of researchers including:

  • Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
  • Antonin Blot
  • Yang Dan
  • Anup Khanal
  • Guido T. Meijer

The primary publication venues for Hofer's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Nature
  • Nature Methods
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scope of Sonja B. Hofer's research encompasses multiple aspects of brain function and neural signaling, integrating advanced methods such as deep learning for spike inference from calcium imaging and studying cortical pathways and inhibitory control mechanisms involved in visual processing. The combination of experimental and computational approaches reflects a multidimensional focus on understanding brain activity patterns and behavior on a cellular and systems level.

Best Publications

  • Long-term, high-resolution imaging in the mouse neocortex through a chronic cranial window

    Anthony Holtmaat;Anthony Holtmaat;Tobias Bonhoeffer;David K Chow;Jyoti Chuckowree

  • Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks

    Ho Ko;Sonja B. Hofer;Bruno Pichler;Bruno Pichler;Katherine A. Buchanan

  • Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits

    Sonja B. Hofer;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hübener

  • A genetically encoded calcium indicator for chronic in vivo two-photon imaging

    Marco Mank;Alexandre Ferrão Santos;Stephan Direnberger;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel

  • Functional organization of excitatory synaptic strength in primary visual cortex

    Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;Maria Florencia Iacaruso;Maria Florencia Iacaruso;Dylan R. Muir;Rachael Houlton

  • Differential connectivity and response dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in visual cortex.

    Sonja B Hofer;Ho Ko;Bruno Pichler;Bruno Pichler;Joshua T Vogelstein

  • Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortex

    Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;M. Florencia Iacaruso;M. Florencia Iacaruso

  • The emergence of functional microcircuits in visual cortex

    Ho Ko;Lee Cossell;Chiara Baragli;Jan Antolik;Jan Antolik

  • Learning Enhances Sensory and Multiple Non-sensory Representations in Primary Visual Cortex.

    Jasper Poort;Adil G. Khan;Marius Pachitariu;Abdellatif Nemri;Abdellatif Nemri

  • Thalamic nuclei convey diverse contextual information to layer 1 of visual cortex.

    Morgane M Roth;Johannes C Dahmen;Dylan R Muir;Fabia Imhof

  • Homeostatic Regulation of Eye-Specific Responses in Visual Cortex during Ocular Dominance Plasticity

    Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Sonja B. Hofer;Kenichi Ohki;R. Clay Reid

  • Prior experience enhances plasticity in adult visual cortex

    Sonja B Hofer;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hubener

  • Synaptic organization of visual space in primary visual cortex

    M. Florencia Iacaruso;Ioana T. Gasler;Sonja B. Hofer

  • Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice.

    Valeria Aguillon-Rodriguez;Dora Angelaki;Hannah Bayer

  • Distinct learning-induced changes in stimulus selectivity and interactions of GABAergic interneuron classes in visual cortex

    Adil G Khan;Adil G Khan;Jasper Poort;Angus Chadwick;Antonin Blot;Antonin Blot

  • Elimination of Inhibitory Synapses Is a Major Component of Adult Ocular Dominance Plasticity

    Daniëlle van Versendaal;Rajeev Rajendran;M. Hadi Saiepour;Jan Klooster

  • Lifelong learning: ocular dominance plasticity in mouse visual cortex.

    Sonja B Hofer;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hübener

  • Altered Map of Visual Space in the Superior Colliculus of Mice Lacking Early Retinal Waves

    Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Sonja B. Hofer;Claire Creutzfeldt;Isabelle Cloëz-Tayarani

  • A database and deep learning toolbox for noise-optimized, generalized spike inference from calcium imaging.

    Peter Rupprecht;Peter Rupprecht;Stefano Carta;Adrian Hoffmann;Mayumi Echizen;Mayumi Echizen

  • Emergence of Feature-Specific Connectivity in Cortical Microcircuits in the Absence of Visual Experience

    Ho Ko;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Sonja B. Hofer;Sonja B. Hofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel University College London
Tobias Bonhoeffer
Tobias Bonhoeffer Max Planck Society
Mark Hübener
Mark Hübener Max Planck Society
Yang Dan
Yang Dan University of California, Berkeley
Matteo Carandini
Matteo Carandini University College London
Anthony M. Zador
Anthony M. Zador Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Zachary F. Mainen
Zachary F. Mainen Champalimaud Foundation
Dora E. Angelaki
Dora E. Angelaki New York University
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Anne K. Churchland
Anne K. Churchland University of California, Los Angeles

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