Pierce injects Max Evans with a serum that suppresses the neurotransmitters in his cerebral cortex, preventing Max from using his powers to escape from the White Room. Pierce claims that this part of the brain is the source of most of Max's alien powers. * Inabilty to affect heavy metals, such as deuterium. * Vulnerability to the effects of the Trithium Amplification Generator. * Max requires eye contact to heal Liz Parker's fatal gunshot wound. * Max cannot use his powers to stop someone from dying a natural death.