FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME

After suffering a stroke or any other type of brain injury, the victims of this disorder begin to speak with a French accent ... or Italian ... or Spanish. The tongue will vary, but in most cases the victims are unaware of the new language. According to scientists, the pronunciation is not actually foreign, only gives the impression that. Researchers at the University of Oxford in England, believe that the symptom is caused by a trauma in areas of the brain responsible for language, causing changes in intonation, pronunciation and other speech features. A very recent case of the syndrome with the British accent rolled Lynda Walker last month. After a heart attack, Lynda woke talking with Jamaican accent.