Thursday, June 4, 2009

Foreign accent syndrome doesn’t mean brain damage


Filed under: Language impairment

A rare and mysterious syndrome that causes people to sound foreign has become even more baffling. Until now, the condition has been linked with damage in certain brain areas, but researchers have found two people with no trace of brain damage who have nevertheless sounded foreign since childhood.

Full article: New Scientist


See also:

>  `Foreign accent syndrome` explained
>  Geordie stroke victim left sounding like Jamaican
>  Foreign Accent syndrome baffles medical experts
>  What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter?
>  The brain maintains language skills in spite of alcohol damage by drawing from other regions

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