AT15 Nao (Brain)

腦nǎoNao

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point AT15 Nao (Brain)
5
Indications
15
Protocols
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Location

On both ears, located at the center of the upper part of the interior Antitragus.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which AT15 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Cerebella AtaxiaDisorders Of The Brain Such As Insufficient Blood Supply To The BrainEpilepsyParkinson's DiseaseStroke

Protocols using AT15

  • Cognitive Failure – AT15, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12912-024-02139-w ↗)
  • Labor Pain – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HX04, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo33 ↗)
  • Menopause – AT15, IAC03, IN02, IN03, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1080/13697137.2026.2645641 ↗)
  • Cognitive Impairment – AT05, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2020.04.004 ↗)
  • Infertility Ivf – LI04, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, PC06, LV03, CV06, GV20, AT15, IN01, TF08, TF10 (europepmc.org ↗)
  • Premenstrual Syndrome – AT10, AT15, CYC08, CYC11, HCS02, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_120_16 ↗)
  • Stress, Infertility Female – AH15, AT15, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_105_16 ↗)
  • Labor Pain, Labor Prolonged – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HCS02, HX04, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_141_17 ↗)
  • Migraine Without Aura – AT06, AT12, AT15, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180737 ↗)
  • Schizophrenia – AT07, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – AT07, AT15, CYC01, HCS03, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Anxiety, Erectile Dysfunction – SP06, HT07, BL15, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
  • Fear, Sexual Difficulties in Women – SP06, HT07, BL15, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
  • Coma, Encephalitis, Measles – LU11, ST41, SP01, KD01, XH03, XL04, AT15 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
  • Coma, Encephalitis, Measles – LU11, LI04, LI11, ST31, ST36, ST41, SP01, KD01, XH03, XL04, AT15 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside AT15

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with AT15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • TF10Shenmen12 protocols
  • TF08Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)6 protocols
  • CYC11Kidney5 protocols
  • IAC03Sympathetic5 protocols
  • IN01Endocrine5 protocols
  • CVC01Heart4 protocols
  • HX04External Genital3 protocols
  • IN02Ovary3 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
  • TF09Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)3 protocols
  • AT02Pituitary2 protocols
  • AT07Occiput2 protocols