Objective To study whether the polyaniline/Au(PANI/Au) composite nanofibers-modified electrode can be used to sensitively and selectively determine neuro-transmitter dopamine.Methods The electrochemical method was used to detect the response of current of DA based on PANI/Au composite nanofibers-modified electrode.The coexistent system of DA and AA was analyzed by differential pulse voltammetry.Results The PANI/Au composite nanofibers-modified electrode had obtained the electrocatalytic anodic current of DA 1.5-fold higher than the pure PANI-modified electrode did and 2.4-fold higher than the bare electrode did.And the separation between the voltammetric peaks of AA and DA was large(260 mV).Conclusion The PANI/Au composite nanofibers have been demonstrated to be able to promote the sensitivity and selectivity of the detection of DA.