2-D NMR provides more information than 1-D NMR by collecting data in two frequency dimensions rather than one. It involves applying two pulses separated by a short evolution period to excite nuclei. This results in two free induction decay signals which are Fourier transformed to yield a spectrum with frequencies plotted on two axes. The peaks reveal correlations between different nuclear spins, such as proton-proton correlations seen in COSY spectra or proton-carbon correlations seen in HETCOR spectra. 2-D NMR is useful for analyzing complex macromolecules that have overlapping peaks in 1-D NMR.