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The Ovary’s Job Doesn’t End at Menopause: A Top Neuroscientist Explains
21 July 2026
in this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver talks with Dr. Jennifer Garrison, a neuroscientist and founder of the Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality, about why the ovary should never have been labeled a purely reproductive organ. Dr. Garrison explains that ovaries function like a second brain in the body, sending and receiving chemical signals to nearly every tissue system including the heart, bones, brain, immune system, and metabolism. She walks through her research on the hypothalamus and the brain ovary signaling network… Video by YouTube channel.