Mind Mapping Laws

critical presentation of freely adapted from Buzan's Laws

brain-reflecting structures
one could infer from this presentation (where the wording is generally the original borrowed from the Neuralmatters site) that this particular brain is that of a military or a decision-maker. In reality, the laws-structures in question do not reflect a cognitive model, but a social model, where intellectual activity is not often witnessed.
use throughout your map
consistency is not mentioned, but seems to be a pre-requisite, although the brain does not function along those lines
develop your own colour code
start in the center with a three-color image

select key words
key words should be allowed to shift emphasis from one concept to another
each word/image must be alone and sit on its own line
hierarchical constraint
lines must be connected/radiating from the center
as witnessed by this map, I don't support this view. Cognitively, the center is a decision, not a state of things or reality.
organic and flowing, thinner as they are farther from the center
obviously an organic metaphor, the flow of blood or a hdrographic network
make the lines as long as the word/image
relevance questionable
foundation structures
develop personal style
use emphasis and associations in your Map
in contradiction with a hierarchical model
keep Map clear by using
radiant hierarchy
almost an antinomic concept, a hierarchy is top down un point c'est tout; a radiating structure is more egalitarian, but both as far from reflecting the cognitive models
1. numerical order
  a matter of method and not of cognition
  1. outlines to embrace your branches
    quoting Wikipedia, an outline is a hierarchical way to display related items of text to graphically depict their relationships. -- (alphanumerically, usually) - a map in a map ? What the French call "un plan". Another contradiction, I'm afraid. Or maybe an indication of what a Mind Map is - a fancy disguise for an outline.
symbols
1. codes
  use your own color code
  1. dimensions