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Yaakov Levine, PhD, SetPoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, California, discusses the use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to attenuate demyelination and accelerate remyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS). The vagus nerve is a major constituent of a neural reflex mechanism—the inflammatory reflex—that controls innate immune responses and inflammation. Investigators have discovered that the innate immune pathways can be manipulated through electrical activation of the vagus nerve to turn down inflammation while maintaining immunosurveillance. Studies exploring VNS to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Chron