The brains of fighter pilots seemingly are smarter and more responsive when compared to others, according to a recent study.

The study involved researchers from University College London who evaluated the cognitive performance of 11 frontline RAF (Royal Air Force) Tornado fighter pilots with a control group of akin IQ people who came with no prior experience whatsoever of piloting aircraft.

All the respondents were asked to complete the two ''cognitive control'' tasks aimed to explore the quick decision making. Diffusion tensor imaging, a type of MRI brain scan, was employed to investigate the structure of white matter associations amidst the brain regions linked with the cognitive control.

The researchers claimed that the fighter pilots come with a better cognitive control, which demonstrates a sharper accuracy as one of the cognitive tasks, despite proving to be more sensitive to irrelevant, distracting knowledge.

The MRI scans displayed the differences amidst pilots and regulations in the microstructure of white matter in the right hemisphere of the brain, the ''Journal of Neuroscience'' stated.

"This has implications beyond simple distinctions between fighter pilots and the rest of us because it suggests expertise in certain aspects of cognition are associated with changes in the connections between brain areas," lead author Prof Masud Husain said.