Mind maps are “diagrams used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea”. Mind maps can be made using different representations to describe their ideas such as words, pictures, colors or photographs. Tony Buzan is a psychologist and an expert in areas of the brain concerning memory and learning. He works with corporations, Olympic athletes, children, governments and high profile individuals to utilize the mind map in their own life created the above mind map. He believes that using mind maps helps maximize the most of their brainpower. The mind map is used as an organizational tool and helps learn and store new information.
Mind Mapping has also been reintroduced in today’s technology with a new app for the iPhone. On February 18, 2010 Tony Buzan revelaed the iMindMap for iPhone which is free as part of his mission to spread the influence of mind mapping world - wide. The application is interactive to the touch screen of the iPhone and can be customized to the individual’s preferences with different colors available and different positions of branches available.
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