Talk:Special abilities/@comment-87.113.203.31-20150102000435/@comment-7600752-20150127025257

Meyer does explain it in one of the novels. Meyer has Alice explain it to Bella. Bella's brain is private because it's shielded. Most vampires who use mental powers have no affect on Bella. Alice and Jasper's powers aren't mental powers - so they can be used upon Bella. And, there's probably exceptions. But this isn't a plot hole. The plot hole was in the last movie when Alice is suddenly able to see the futures for hybrids and shape shifters, while in the books, she can never do this. Meyer never has explained why the movie version of Alice is able to do this.