During brain surgery the patient has to be awake in most cases. Is it possible if the wrong the part of is poked is it

Question: During brain surgery the patient has to be awake in most cases. Is it possible if the wrong the part of is poked is it possible they could start speaking a foreign language?
- Keywords:
  awake,
  brain surgery,
  complication,
  language,
  speech
Asked by anon-188255 to Shanti on 6 Nov 2018.
- Shanti Shanker answered on 6 Nov 2018:
  
  Hmm…an interesting question, I would guess that they would speak it only if they have a familiarity or have learnt it…

Question: During brain surgery the patient has to be awake in most cases. Is it possible if the wrong the part of is poked is it possible they could start speaking a foreign language?