What triggered Michelle Myers' Foreign Accent Syndrome?

A blinding headache

A stroke

Traumatic brain injury

Psychiatric condition

How long has Michelle Myers' British accent persisted since she woke up with it?

2 years

6 months

Ever since waking up

5 years

In what ways can Foreign Accent Syndrome affect someone's language and accent?

Only change rhythm and stress in speech

Completely change rhythm, stress, and pronunciation

Alter the tone of speech

Doesn't affect pronunciation

Who was the first to document the condition known as Foreign Accent Syndrome?

Michelle Myers

Pierre Marie

A Japanese stroke patient

A French journalist

What is the cause of Foreign Accent Syndrome, according to the lecture?

Exposure to different languages

Severe migraines

Damage to the language center of the brain

Genetic predisposition

How many cases of FAS have been documented over the past century?

Over 100

About 6

About 60

More than 1000

What can happen to someone's native language in cases of Foreign Accent Syndrome?

It remains unaffected

It sounds like it is tinged with a foreign accent

It completely changes to a new language

It gets erased from memory

What was peculiar about the Japanese stroke patient who woke up sounding Korean?

They had lived in Korea for years

They had never been to Korea

They were bilingual in Korean and Japanese

They were exposed to the Korean language

How does Michelle Myers feel about her condition now?

Seeking constant medical help

Accepting that the accent might remain permanently

Trying different treatments to change the accent

Unconcerned about the change in her accent

What has Michelle Myers realized about her accent?

It's temporary and will change soon

It's a result of her environment

It's due to a genetic condition

It's part of her permanently

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