[Differential sensitivity of the kinesthetic and visual sensory system during complex motor activity in man]

Sportsmen of different specialities were examined by the A. V. Zavyalov method (1962) for differential sensitivity of their kinesthetic and visual analysers. It has been shown that the characteristics of differential sensitivity of the analysers are dissimilar in representatives of different kinds of sport. For example, pentathlon and basketball sportsmen exhibit in their kinesthetic analyser the greatest number of minimum increases of sensation, namely 30.2 and 21.4 respectively, while those not engaged in any sport, 15.0. The characteristics of intersensory optico-kinesthetic relationships has been established. Closest correlation has been recorded among pentathlon sportmen, volley-ballers and fencers. The dynamics of differential sensitivity of analysers is differently manifested, depending on the subjects' age.