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=== The brain === | === The brain === | ||
The Time Lord [[brain]] was much larger and more complex than the human brain. The size differences effectively ruled out brain transplants from a Gallifreyan to a human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') They had a form of [[eidetic memory|eidetic]] short-term memory, able to recall every insignificant detail of even the most moments in time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') The [[Timewyrm]] noticed that on a quantum level, the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s brain could receive information from possible futures, possibly without even realising it consciously. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Time Lords could also separate the hemispheres of their brain, allowing them to multitask easily. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') The autonomic functions could be artificially supplanted with a special device, allowing the Gallifreyan to think with their autonomic brain. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | The Time Lord [[brain]] was much larger and more complex than the human brain. The size differences effectively ruled out brain transplants from a Gallifreyan to a human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') They had a form of [[eidetic memory|eidetic]] short-term memory, able to recall every insignificant detail of even the most moments in time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') The [[Timewyrm]] noticed that on a quantum level, the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s brain could receive information from possible futures, possibly without even realising it consciously. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Time Lords could also separate the hemispheres of their brain, allowing them to multitask easily. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') Records on [[Gharusa Prime|some planets]] indicated isolated cerebral hemispheres as a characteristic of Time Lords. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'') The autonomic functions could be artificially supplanted with a special device, allowing the Gallifreyan to think with their autonomic brain. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'') | ||
Time Lords had an additional brain lobe dedicated to mechanical and other bodily functions, freeing the other lobes for intellectual endeavours. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'') | Time Lords had an additional brain lobe dedicated to mechanical and other bodily functions, freeing the other lobes for intellectual endeavours. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'') | ||
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Due to internal incompatibilities, Gallifreyans were not suitable for certain forms of [[Cyber-conversion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | Due to internal incompatibilities, Gallifreyans were not suitable for certain forms of [[Cyber-conversion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans also had DNA in a triple-helix formation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'') | Gallifreyans also had DNA in a triple-helix formation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'','' ''[[COMIC]]'': [[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'') | ||
[[File:Detox.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]], expelling [[cyanide]] from his system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')]] | [[File:Detox.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]], expelling [[cyanide]] from his system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')]] | ||
