Meaning of second brain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The enteric nervous system.
   informal
2. The practice of unloading information to a digital storage, such as a notetaking application; the application and the associated data collectively.
   colloquial

Examples

“Although our ‘second brain’ doesn't make⟳ executive decisions like⟳ our actual brain, the two do communicate back and forth via electrical impulses through a pathway of nerves—the gut-brain axis—and this pathway influences our endocrine, immune and neural systems.”

“This network can function nearly independently from the brain; indeed, its complexity has earned it the nickname “the second brain.” And just like⟳ the brain, it’s made up of two kinds of nervous system cells: neurons and glia.”

“Camille is the cofounder and lead⟳ designer of a start-up in Quebec, Canada. She uses her Second Brain to save⟳ excerpts from the many research⟳ reports and studies she reads as part of her work⟳ designing electric vehicle charging stations for large residential buildings.”

“But over time, my second brain became a mausoleum. A dusty collection of old selves, old interests, old compulsions, piled on top of each other like⟳ geological strata. Instead of accelerating my thinking, it began to replace⟳ it. Instead of aiding memory, it froze my curiosity into static categories.”

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