90 Are the Androids Dreaming Yet? evolved for different purposes. As languages differ in their construction they co-opt different bits of the brain. It is possible to see this using brain imaging. Dyslexics —- and I am one — have difficulty in translating between the realm of conceptual thought and written script. This translation is subtly different for each language. Chinese speakers use their motor cortex to process characters. Young children write out the characters over and over, to memorize them, so the ‘muscle’ memory is highly involved. French and Spanish children use the audio pathways, as most of their language is phonetic, the motor part of writing is then an add- on and does not process meaning. English children must use portions of their visual cortex to process the meaning of words, as many words have spelling quirks that have nothing to do with the sound of the words. Some studies even suggest a child dyslexic in one language, because, for example, their audio pathway is impaired, might not suffer the condition in another language that relied on a visual or motor skill. Can Objects Communicate? The process of communication has many components, starting with something capable of communicating. Communication usually - perhaps always — is something that occurs between sentient beings. I don't think of my computer as communicating with me, but rather think of it as a medium for communication or a dumb machine. But colloquial language around the subject is a little muddled. We all agree a lighthouse does not communicate, even though it can signal danger, but what do we mean when we say, “That song really spoke to me.” No one believes the song is actually communicating, but some kind of communication was made nonetheless. When we talk of communication do we mean the agent or the message? Stories Humans enjoy communicating; we create works of art, music and literature that transcend simple analysis. The COIN dynamic slide, which we saw earlier detailing t