This Saturday sees the return of Doctor Who and the debut of Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor. One of the most enduring qualities of the titular Time Lord is that he relies on superior intelligence to save the day. But what could be the underlying scientific properties of the Time Lords’ brain that make them such a force to reckoned with?

read more Doctor Who neuroscience special: the brain of a Time Lord | Dean Burnett | Science | theguardian.com.