Yes or no innate genius?

The sentence 'having a day of iron work can lead to a need for more diligence in a sport or a task, and some studies suggest that many other areas also share this equation.

A recent study by Michigan State University experts and the University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville (US) shows that a person's innate ability is probably not a big problem. In other words, some people have qualities that when combined with training can turn them into 'natural geniuses'.

Called 'working memory capacity' , the ability to use knowledge and adapt to these new situations may help distinguish the really good people from the best. Another study, conducted by US Air Force Human Resources experts, said that people with higher working memory capacity were able to process information faster.

In the most recent experiment, the team learned about 57 pianists with different levels of hands-on experience. Some people have only 260 hours of serious training while others have spent 31,000 hours sweating.

Participants were asked to complete some tasks such as playing songs immediately without preparation time. Of course, those who practice a lot have played better. But the best players are also people with higher working memory capacity, the authors said.

The team did not publish much details about tasks or how to measure memory capacity, so it is unclear whether other factors affect the results. The important thing from the research is that it not only implies that a person needs high working memory capacity to achieve success but also shows that this type of memory has a bigger role than we think.

The result may be the answer to the question of why chess geniuses always outperform their opponents even though they both have the same level of knowledge and experience.