Abstract: Adrenaline (AD), as a neurotransmitter, plays an important role in the human body, and its level directly affects the health of the human body, so the rapid detection of AD is of great practical significance. Among the detection methods, electrochemical methods have the advantages of high sensitivity, fast detection speed, and simple operation, so the construction of electrochemical sensors for adrenaline with excellent performance has become a research hotspot. In order to improve the electrochemical performance of sensors, carbon nanomaterials have been widely adopted as novel materials to modify sensors, and have achieved great progress in low detection limit, high sensitivity and promising clinical application. Starting from carbon nanomaterials such as carbon dots, graphene, and carbon nanoparticles, the electroredox mechanism of AD on the electrode surface was analyzed. Prospects are presented for future detection in order to obtain more efficient electrochemical sensors for adrenaline.