Dr.HowardGardnerofHarvardUniversitybelievesthatgeniusesarelargelymade.Hemakestimeeverydaytolistentohisseven-year-oldsonplaythepiano—evenifitisnomorethanafewminutesduringaphonecallwhileheisawayataconference. 　　Itseemsexpertsareasdividedaseverovertheissueofwhichismoreimportant,environmentorgenetics.Thismay,however,beabouttochange.AconferenceorganizedearlierthisyearbroughttoLondonsomeofthebiggestnamesfrombothsidesofthedebate.Amazingresultsfromunpublishedworkwererevealed—andthebeginningofagreementcouldbeperceived. 　　Atpresent,itisbelievedthatgenesaccountforatleasthalfofwhatresearcherscall"g"—thegeneralthinkingabilitythatIQtestsaresupposedtomeasure—whileenvironmentalinfluencesaccountfortheotherhalf.Butsofartheonlyevidenceforageneticcomponenthasbeenthroughstatistics,therelationshipbeinginferredmathematicallyfromcomparisonsoftwinsandothersuchstudiesofcloserelatives.Plomin'smethodmakesuseofnewgenemappingtechniquesandpromisestoprovidedirectevidenceoftherolethatgenesplay. 　　Thebrainsofchildreninthestudywerescannedwhilebeingpresentedwithasimplevisualpuzzle.Theboysofaverageabilityandthegiftedgirlsshowedstrongactivityonbothsidesoftheirbrainsastheythoughtaboutthepuzzle.However,thegiftedboysrespondedverydifferently.Therewasasuddendropinactivityintheleftsideofthebrain—thesidemostinvolvedinlanguage—andanexaggeratedreactionontheright,thesidestrongestatthinkingaboutthelocationofobjects.Itseemsthatthebrainsofboyswithmathematicaltalentoperateinawaythatisphysicallyunique. 　　Athemerepeatedlyheardfromthespeakerswasthatspecialchildreninvariablyhavespecialparents. 　　有什么要翻译的再说吧,你可以做一些删减,也可以把句子简单化一些,总之给你做个参考吧