"roof-brain chatter" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Term coined by author Joseph Chilton Pearce in his 1973 book The Crack In The Cosmic Egg. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} roof-brain chatter (uncountable)
  1. incoherent, idle thoughts "at the top of the brain" Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-roof-brain_chatter-en-noun-BNr6kmaj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Notes In the early stages of meditation, it is very easy to be distracted by what Pearce calls 'roof-brain' chatter (Pearce, 1982), the seemingly endless flow of thoughts and ideas that refuse to go away when we sit down to meditation",
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