The Effect of Dry Immersion on the Characteristics of Joystick Control during the Performance of a Visual-Motor Task in Men and Women

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A study of the effect of Dry Immersion (DI) on the characteristics of joystick control during a visual-motor task in men and women was conducted. It is shown that in the first days of DI there is a deterioration in the performance of the visual-motor task – an increase in time indicators and a decrease in movement accuracy. By the end of DI, most of the parameters returned to the control level indicating the adaptation of the hand movement control mechanisms to immersion conditions. However, despite the similarity of the effect of DI on changes in the parameters of movement trajectories in men and women, it was shown that both in control and in DI, women performed the presented visual-motor task faster and more accurately due to a longer latency time. In the early days of DI, the characteristics of task performance in women changed less than in men, which indicated a better adaptation of women to the conditions of DI. In the process of adaptation to DI factors, men and women had different strategies for performing visual-motor tasks.

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N. V. Miller

Institute of Biomedical Problems, RAS

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Email: nvmiller@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

L. N. Zobova

Institute of Biomedical Problems, RAS

Email: nvmiller@mail.ru
Moscow

A. M. Badakva

Institute of Biomedical Problems, RAS

Email: nvmiller@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Dynamics of averaged (M ± se) cursor movement trajectory parameters for all targets during the testing session. A — for men (black bars); B — for women (gray bars). Asterisks indicate reliable differences from the control values ​​(p < 0.01).

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3. Fig. 2. Dynamics of individually normalized to the control values, and then averaged (M ± se) for the group and for all targets during the testing session of cursor movement trajectory parameters. A — for men (black bars); B — for women (gray bars). For ease of perception, data related to SI are highlighted with hatching. Asterisks indicate reliable differences from the control values ​​(p < 0.01).

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4. Fig. 3. Comparison of averaged (M ± se) cursor movement trajectory parameters for all targets during the testing session for men (black bars) and women (gray bars). A – data presented in units of measurement. B – the same data presented as a percentage of the control values. Asterisks – reliable differences in values ​​in men and women on the days of comparison (p < 0.01).

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