Dynamic multiscale routing on networks of neurosynaptic cores with a feedback attention beam and short term memory with inhibition of return is provided. In various embodiments, an input topographic map is received at a spiking neuromorphic hardware system. A saliency map is received, associating a saliency value with each of a plurality of regions of the input topographic map. Based on the saliency map, a first of the plurality of regions in order of saliency value is routed. The first of the plurality of regions is suppressed. Based on the saliency map, a predetermined number of the plurality of regions are sequentially routed in order of saliency value.