Panzhihua Central Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Dual-Task Stroop Paradigm for Detecting Cognitive Deficits in High-Functioning Stroke Patients Songjun Lin1,2, Qiang Lin3,4,5, Biyi Zhao3,4,6, Yongchun Jiang3,4, Wanqi Zhuang3,4, Delong Chen3,4, Yajie Zhang3,4, Aijia Chen3,4, Qianrong Zhang7, Yuxin Zheng3,4, Jianjun Wang1, Fangqiu Xu8, Xi Qin3,4,9, Yefeng Cai10 1Department of Neurology and Psychology, the Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, 2Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 4Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, 5Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 6School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, 7Health College of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 8Department of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, 9Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Panzhihua Central Hospital, 10Department of Neurology and Psychology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Clinical assessment scales are notsensitive enough to cognitive dysfunction in high-functioning stroke patients. The dual-task paradigm presents advantages and potential in the assessment and cognitive training of cognitive dysfunction. The study here proposes a dual-task Stroop paradigm to identify cognitive dysfunction in high-functioning stroke patients.