There are many kinds of gifts, mental gifts, physical gifts, and possibly magical gifts. Gifts make things easier to learn, or easier to accomplish. Some gifts are caused by our genes, and some gifts are caused by our interests, while other gifts may be a mixture of both.
There are many different sections, or centers, within the brain that control each kind of special talent. When one of these parts is enlarged or refined, the result is a unique advantage in the ability to think about a subject. One way that this occurs is that a part of the brain has more of an affect on memory, causing it to store information better.
The ability to think about how things work, and imagine how something might work in an imaginary situation, is caused by an improvement of the spacial center.
The ability to freeze a scene in place and draw it on a paper is caused by an improvement in the visual center.
The ability to learn and master skills quickly is caused by an improvement in the muscle memory center.
The ability to to remember sounds in extreme detail, and to judge between them is caused by the an improvement in the auditory center.
The ability to mimic anything you hear, or to speak very clearly and concisely, is caused by an improvement in the vocal center.
The ability to understand and speak any language is caused by an improvement in the language center.
The ability to lift heavy objects is caused by an improvement in physical strength. This may affect any or all muscles of the body.