Based on 30+ cognitive science studies

Study the way your brain learns

Mind maps with AI, spaced repetition, and active recall — all based on how memory actually works. Not guesswork. Applied neuroscience.

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the problem

You don't forget because you didn't study

You forget because you studied the wrong way. Science has known this since 1885.

Traditional studying
  • Copy everything into a notebook
  • Highlight entire pages
  • Re-read the same notes before the exam
  • Forget 70% within 48 hours
Forgets 70% in 48h (Ebbinghaus, 1885)
Core
With Mapi Mind
  • Organize ideas in a Buzan mind map
  • AI generates quizzes from your material
  • Spaced repetition schedules automatic reviews
  • Active recall locks it into long-term memory
Up to 6x more retention (Paivio, 1986)

proven by science

Not promises. Data.

Every number comes from peer-reviewed studies published in academic journals.

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more retention with visual + verbal encoding

Paivio, 1986
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more retention with active recall vs. re-reading

Roediger & Karpicke, 2006
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better recall with mind maps vs. linear notes

Toi, 2009
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participants across 21 studies confirm: mind maps work

Nesbit & Adesope, 2006

what makes mapi mind different

Every feature is built on a proven cognitive science principle. This isn't just another mind mapping app.

visual organization

Your brain thinks in maps, not lists

Buzan layout with organic tapered branches, 8 automatic color palettes, icons, images, and freehand drawing. Information encoded both visually and verbally creates two independent retrieval routes in the brain.

Up to 6x more retention than text alone

Dual Coding Theory — Paivio, 1986

  • Buzan layout with curved branches
  • 8 color tone profiles
  • Icon and image gallery
  • Freehand drawing on any node
smart focus

When you focus, everything else fades away

Focus Breathing syncs your rhythm to 6 cycles per minute — the exact point of cardiac coherence. Tunnel Vision isolates relevant context. Chunking Alert warns when a topic has too much information to process at once.

Up to 50% reduction in irrelevant cognitive load

Cognitive Load Theory — Sweller, 1988

  • Focus Breathing (Bio-Sync)
  • Contextual Tunnel Vision
  • Chunking Alert (Miller's Law)
  • Directional Synaptic Pulse
active memory

Don't re-read. Try to remember.

Active Recall hides the answers and challenges you to retrieve from memory. AI generates personalized quizzes from your material. Spaced repetition schedules reviews at the exact moment before you forget. Brain Dump compares what you remember with what's in the map.

50% more retention than re-reading

Testing Effect — Roediger & Karpicke, 2006

  • Active Recall (reveal + generation mode)
  • Spaced Repetition (SuperMemo-2)
  • AI-generated quizzes
  • Brain Dump with gap analysis
metacognition

Your map knows where you're forgetting

Nodes fade as memory weakens — the Ebbinghaus curve, visualized. Mark your confidence on each concept. Emotional tags prioritize what matters. Your map becomes a visual diagnosis of your knowledge.

Study directed at real knowledge gaps

Metacognitive Monitoring — Flavell, 1979

  • Visual Forgetting Curve
  • Confidence Meter (3 levels)
  • Emotional Tags (Important, Doubt, Insight)
  • Elaborative Interrogation (Why-Prompts)
applied ai

AI helps you remember what you created

Upload your lectures, PDFs, and videos. AI works with your actual material — not generic content. Generates quizzes, analyzes Brain Dump gaps, and suggests connections in your map.

20-30% more retention with personal material

Self-Reference Effect — Symons & Johnson, 1997

  • Context from your documents (PDF, SRT, TXT)
  • Personalized quizzes from your map
  • Brain Dump analysis with feedback
  • Concept connection suggestions

how it works

Three steps. Real science.

Each step activates a different cognitive mechanism.

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Create your Buzan mind map

Organize ideas in the format your brain naturally uses — radial tree with organic branches, automatic colors, and icons. Dual Coding in action.

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AI challenges your memory

Personalized quizzes, Active Recall, and Brain Dump test what you actually know. Testing beats re-reading.

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Review at the right time

Spaced repetition calculates when you'll forget and schedules the review. Nodes visually fade — you see where memory weakens.

Testimonials

Those who use it, remember

I stopped re-reading my notes and actually started remembering. My grade went up 2 points in a month.
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Marina S.

Medical student

The combination of mind maps with automatic quizzes is brilliant. I study half the time and remember twice as much.
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Pedro L.

Exam candidate

Finally an app that understands how memory works. Not just another generic mind mapping app.
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Camila R.

University professor

Your brain already works this way. Give it shape.

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