Is there a scientific explanation for being “talented” at something?

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Like, people often use the word “talent” as in “X is very talented”. Is there a scientific explanation for being born with talent?

By talent I mean that often someone would practice 2 hours a day and be just above average, and another person could practice 20 minutes a week and is better at said activity than subject A.

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Everything you know how to do is a complicated intermingling of countless skills. It would make sense for some people to be born into a situation where a lot of specific skills would align into a ‘natural talent’.

Say, spending a lot of time playing video games might give you the dexterity, timing, hand-independance, and coordination skills to more easily pick up a musical instrument, for example.

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