Head Injury Induces Foreign Accent Syndrome

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have identified a rare disorder in which people, usually who have suffered a brain injury, find themselves speaking with a foreign accent. As reported by Science Blog, a Florida woman found herself speaking with a British accident after a stroke left her partially paralyzed. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported since 1919."

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Glossalalia

[Captain Splendid]

Am I the only who thinks the only reason this story is Slashdot-worthy is because this was central to the plot of a Neal Stephenson book?

Re:No, they are different people

[TiggsPanther]

From what i gathered from a thread yesterday, he's doing it on purpose to gain false-Karma, and then Troll at higher-visibility.

If this is indeed true, perhaps anyone with Mod-points who sees a post by this guy(?) should auto-mod him as "Redundant". As he's merely copying existing opinions, yet isn't precisely Trolling, and certinaly isn't off-topic.

Perhaps there should be a "-1 Copy/Paste" mod score available.