Noradrenergic modulation of rhythmic neural activity shapes selective attention

Neural synchronization, particularly in the alpha frequency band (~8–12 Hz), supports routing prioritized information through thalamocortical attention networks. The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) has long been regarded as the nexus of a global arousal system, unable to innervate attention-relevant specific cortical networks. Recent evidence reveals a more specialized neuromodulatory system, which biases processing in thalamocortical...