AT12 Shenjingpizhixia (Nervous Subcortex)

神經皮質下shén jīng pí zhì xiàShenjingpizhixia

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point AT12 Shenjingpizhixia (Nervous Subcortex)
2
Indications
12
Protocols
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Location

On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which AT12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using AT12

  • Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal RestlessnessAT12, CVC02, CVC06, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613)
  • Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal Craving, Withdrawal RestlessnessAT12, CVC01, CVC02, CYC08, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613)
  • Opioid Dependence, Withdrawal Anxiety, Withdrawal CravingAT12, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613)
  • Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent FlatusAT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749)
  • Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent FlatusAT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749)
  • Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent FlatusAT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749)
  • Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent FlatusAT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749)
  • Stiffness Lumbar, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability FunctionalBL20, BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GB34, GV03, GV04, AH03, AT12, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180)
  • Stiffness Lumbar, Low Back Chronic Pain, Disability FunctionalAH03, AT12, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101180)
  • Anxiety, Depression, Oral Pain, Cervicofacial Pain, Mucositis, Cancer Head-and-neckLU07, LI04, AT07, AT12, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.apjon.2021.11.002)
  • Dysphagia Post-strokeAT12, CYC11, HCS03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.01.006)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Consciousness DisturbanceAT12, CVC01, TF10 (Effect of Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation Combined With Auricular Acupuncture on Consciousness Disturbance in Patients With Craniocerebral Injury. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07273864)

Most often selected alongside AT12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with AT12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.