Sensorimotor Reactions of Different Levels of Complexity in Athletes, Depending on Body Composition
T.V. Kutsenko1, S.V. Fedorchuk2, M.A. Burdukova1, M.Yu. Makarchuk1
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine[///li]
- National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/fz71.05.003

Abstract
The study of the relationship between the speed, stability,
and accuracy of sensorimotor reactions (SR) and body com-
position (BC) is relevant for sports science, physical training,
military affairs, and rehabilitation practices. Our work aimed
to investigate the features of SR in athletes and non-athletes
depending on BC. The subjects included 10 athletes and 10
non-athletes of both sexes aged 18-30 years. Quantitative
indicators of simple visual-motor reaction (SVMR), complex
choice reactions (CChR), and reaction to a moving object
(RMO) were measured using computer testing conducted with
the “Diagnost-1” device, and BC was assessed via bioimped-
ance analysis. No differences were observed between athletes
and non-athletes in anthropometric indicators, BC, basal meta-
bolic rate, SVMR, CChR, and RMO accuracy. Athletes had
a greater deviation in anticipation reactions during the RMO
test, indicating a predominance of arousal reactions in them.
They also had significantly more correlations between SR
indicators and anthropometric indicators and BC. In athletes,
the spread of latent periods in SVMR was positively correlated
with height, weight, body mass index, and basal metabolism,
while the central information processing time in the CChR for
two of the three signals was negatively correlated. For both
groups, the relationship between BC and SR is ambiguous.
For athletes' SVMR, lower fat mass is favorable, while for
RMO accuracy, higher fat content and mass are favorable.
For non-athletes, a lower lean tissue mass favors SVMR, and
a higher fat mass benefits CChR.
Keywords:
sensorimotor reactions, athletes, non-athletes, bioimpedance analysis, body composition
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