Mind Map – Conceptual Association Without Imagery

Mermaid mind maps are structural, not pictorial.

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mindmap
  root((Aphantasia))
    Perception
      Visual imagery absent
      Conceptual clarity intact
    Strengths
      Pattern recognition
      Logical structure
      Abstraction
    Communication
      Language-based
      Metaphor-free reasoning
    Creativity
      Music
      Mathematics
      Systems thinking

Rendered Diagram

mindmap
  root((Aphantasia))
    Perception
      Visual imagery absent
      Conceptual clarity intact
    Strengths
      Pattern recognition
      Logical structure
      Abstraction
    Communication
      Language-based
      Metaphor-free reasoning
    Creativity
      Music
      Mathematics
      Systems thinking

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Significance

Key insight: This mirrors how many aphantasic thinkers describe thought—as semantic adjacency rather than pictures.