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Situation where a character's miraculous abilities are not so much a product of "superpowers" as it being an ability humans in the series universe could have but are unable to access for some reason. That is, until they reach [[Brain Critical Mass]]. Very prevalent in [[Sci Fi]] as a common trope with mentalists and ESP'ers.
This trope name comes from the oft-repeated but '''false''' assertion that humans only use 10 percent of their brains. We use all of our brains, just not all at the same time—in much the same way that hitting a few
There are occasions in some people's lives where the entire brain fires up at once. It's called a seizure.<ref>More precisely, seizures occur when the parts of the brain start firing off randomly. In some general seizures, the entire brain can have neuronal activity at once for brief moments.</ref>
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** This is in turn based on the writings Timothy Leary, specifically the 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness which predicted that people's brains would develop in new ways in the future, becoming more enlightened to cope with the challenges of space travel.
* The foundation of superpowers in ''[[NEEDLESS]]''.
* In an episode of ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', Reborn gives Gokudera
* This is part of the premise for ''[[Psyren]]''. Like many others, this explains psychic powers, though they seem no less limited than any other set of superpowers in other series.
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* Besides the milk-white complexion and hairlessness, this is what made the protagonist of the film ''Powder'' so special.
* ''[[The Last Mimzy]]'' does this; their newly
* It is implied in ''Phenomenon'' that the incredible mental and psychic abilities John Travolta's character, George, suddenly gains after seeing a strange light in the sky is caused by {{spoiler|a tumor spreading across his brain and activating unused parts of it. Also, killing him.}}
* In ''Defending Your Life'', everyone on Earth is said to use 3-5% of their brains. When a person dies and goes through the [[Celestial Bureaucracy]], they have the chance to [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|move up to the next level]], where it's possible to use more of their brain. Then after that lifetime, they have the chance to move up to the next level and so on; each level allows one to use more and more of one's brain, which means being more intelligent and less afraid.
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* In ''My Stepmother is an Alien'' the alien Celeste explains that "We use 104% of our brain capacity, as opposed to your 36%."
* In the 2009 film ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'', the extraterrestrial humans Sarah and Seth have access to telekinesis, telepathy, and phasing, which Sarah states the humans on Earth can not use yet, because they "haven't learned to use that part of [their] brain yet." Ironically, in an interview with [[AnnaSophia Robb]], who plays Sarah, she confirmed that the director wrote that line in because he wanted to be "as scientifically accurate as possible."
* In the film ''[[Limitless]]'', starring Bradley Cooper and Robert
* Implied in ''[[The Shadow]]'', in the end, the [[Big Bad]] gets a spike through his head and has to have a part of his brain that "no one uses" removed. It turns out that this was where his psychic powers were located.
* In ''[[Lucy]]'', the whole premise of the film revolves around a drug that causes a woman to access the entirety of her brain, with complimentary pseudoscience lectures provided by Professor [[Morgan Freeman]].
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