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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that uses mild electrical impulses to stimulate the vagus nerve system. Invasive VNS is performed using a surgically implanted pulse generator connected to electrodes attached to one of the two cervical vagus nerves, usually the left. Non-invasive VNS devices also activate vagal pathways through transcutaneous stimulation at specific auricular sites innervated by sensory vagus nerve fibers.

The left and right vagus nerves originate in the brainstem and extend downward through the neck into the chest and abdomen. They form a major component of the parasympathetic nervous system—the branch of the autonomous nervous system responsible for “rest and digest” functions.

The vagus nerves are essential because they:

• Connect the brain with all organs throughout the body
• Ameliorate excessive and chronic inflammation
• Support a calm, balanced, and energy-efficient physiological state
• Play a central role in physical health, mental health, and emotional well-being

Vagus nerve stimulation reduces inflammation by activating a neural reflex that uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to directly inhibit production of pro-inflammatory molecules by immune cells, creating a fast, targeted anti-inflammatory signal from the nervous system to the immune system.