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The Time Lord [[brain]] was much larger and more complex than the human brain. The size differences effectively ruled out brain | The Time Lord [[brain]] was much larger and more complex than the human brain. The size differences effectively ruled out [[brain transplant]]s from a Gallifreyan to a human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') They had either one [[brainstem]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') or three. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') Time Lords 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 (TV story)|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]]'') Time Lords had an additional brain lobe dedicated to mechanical and other bodily functions, freeing the other lobes for intellectual endeavours. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'') 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 could also separate the [[brain hemisphere|hemispheres]] of their brain, allowing them to [[multitasking|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]]'') Time Lords had an additional brain lobe dedicated to mechanical and other bodily functions, freeing the other lobes for intellectual endeavours. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Spare Parts]]'') 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 displayed the ability of touch-enabled mental manipulation; this manifested itself in a number of different ways, including [[hypnosis]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'', ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') mind-reading, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') thought sharing, ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') the ability to relieve dementia, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') putting others to sleep, ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen]]'') mentally influencing the dreams of others ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') and memory erasure. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'') They could also transfer knowledge quickly to another person by headbutting them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | Time Lords displayed the ability of touch-enabled mental manipulation; this manifested itself in a number of different ways, including [[hypnosis]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'', ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'') mind-reading, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') thought sharing, ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') the ability to relieve dementia, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') putting others to sleep, ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen]]'') mentally influencing the dreams of others ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') and memory erasure. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'') They could also transfer knowledge quickly to another person by headbutting them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | ||
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Time Lords were [[telepathy|telepathically]] linked to one another and could join the entire Time Lord intelligence as one. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') They could hold telepathic conversations over distances, but this was more difficult. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') They could converse with each over the [[astral plane]], although this ability required intense concentration, and an interruption might have fatal consequences for the Time Lord. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') Their telepathy extended to less intelligent animals. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') Perhaps because of this, they had an innate ability to understand any language. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'') In ancient times, Gallifreyans who were capable of blocking out the telepathic thoughts of other Gallifreyans were called Individuals. They usually had red-gold hair and often went on to become Young Heroes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | Time Lords were [[telepathy|telepathically]] linked to one another and could join the entire Time Lord intelligence as one. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') They could hold telepathic conversations over distances, but this was more difficult. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') They could converse with each over the [[astral plane]], although this ability required intense concentration, and an interruption might have fatal consequences for the Time Lord. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') Their telepathy extended to less intelligent animals. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') Perhaps because of this, they had an innate ability to understand any language. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'') In ancient times, Gallifreyans who were capable of blocking out the telepathic thoughts of other Gallifreyans were called Individuals. They usually had red-gold hair and often went on to become Young Heroes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
They were highly resistant against, if not immune to, other forms of mind control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') However, they were vulnerable to more powerful forms of mind control, such as the [[Morpho]], ([[TV]]: "[[The Velvet Web]]") the [[Great Vampire]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') or [[Sutekh]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') employed. | They were highly resistant against, if not immune to, other forms of [[mind control]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') However, they were vulnerable to more powerful forms of mind control, such as the [[Morpho]], ([[TV]]: "[[The Velvet Web]]") the [[Great Vampire]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') or [[Sutekh]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') employed. | ||
Time Lords had an instinctive gut revulsion towards fixed points in time. An example of this was [[Jack Harkness]], who was granted immortality by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' | Time Lords had an instinctive gut revulsion towards [[fixed points in time]]. An example of this was [[Jack Harkness]], who was granted immortality by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
=== Skeletal structure === | === Skeletal structure === | ||
