Targets auricular areas that correspond to parts of the brain hurt by stress/trauma.

Thought to help balance or normalize brain dysfunction caused by stress/trauma.

1. Hypothalamus

2. Amygdala

3. Hippocampus

4. Master Cerebral

5. Point zero

6. Shen men

Helms, et.AL., HMI Auricular Trauma Protocol: An Acupuncture Approach for Trauma Spectrum Symptoms, Medical Acupuncture, Vol.23:4, 2011.