TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. healthline.com Submitted by veety t3_10n49hk on January 28, 2023 at 2:56 AM in todayilearned 188 comments 1,609
hawkwings t1_j6b54et wrote on January 29, 2023 at 1:53 AM In some cases, their rhythm is thrown off, so it sounds like a foreign accent, but it really isn't. I wonder if this affects singing and dancing. Permalink 1
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