Squirrels,
Thanks you,


Wirlwind,
Well, that is a loaded question.& One of the things that drives me nuts about psychology is all of the variables.& They are never ending and they are always up for interpretation.& So here goes, the time in your life that you have the most brain cells is when you are in utero.& When you are born you have an abundance of these& "unprogrammed" brain cells that genetically organize the structure of the brain.Experience determines which of these cells will be expressed, as well as how and why.& So, since your son started playing piano at such a young age, his genetic disposition to play was re-enforced through practice and, I am assuming, your pleasure in his behavior.&
Like many other things in life, some people are better at them then others.& The scientific explanation for this would probably be that somewhere in the ancestor gene pool, there was somebody good at it before, and that combined with the temperment of the child and external validation from caregivers helped to develop the talent.



However the more I study this stuff, the more I just like to say that special talents are God given gifts that are beautiful when displayed.


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Randy,


Like you said, this is the stuff of volumes.& I don't think that you should give up trying to play the piano.& It is not impossible to learn, it's just harder.& I am currently working on research to learn more about brain development in adulthood.& If I get another chance&to rant on about this subject, I will share with you my findings.


Again, I would like to say that you are keeping us very entertained with your posts.


Later,
Sara-Jane