1 Theory and Practice of Physical Culture. 2014. № 11. P. 30-32. http://www.teoriya.ru/en/taxonomy/term/3 SPECIFICS OF SENSORIMOTOR PROCESSES IN FEMALE ATHLETES IN VIEW OF SPECIALIZATION A.N. Zakharova, postgraduate student G.S. Lalaeva, postgraduate student L.V. Kapilevich, professor, Dr.Med. National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk Keywords: psychophysiological characteristics, team sports, track and field athletics. Introduction. The indicators that characterize the functional state of the central nervous system are the most interesting for studying the physiological mechanisms of regulation of motor activity in athletes [9]. An optimal functional state of the central regulatory mechanisms is a prerequisite for effective work under extreme conditions, elite sport being one of them [3, 7, 8]. Indicators of sensorimotor reactions of varying levels of complexity are objective criteria of the current functional state of the central nervous system. Implementation of a sensorimotor reaction is associated with the formation of a rather complex functional system made of various units, their number and degree of involvement depends on the type of activity being performed [4, 1, 6]. The purpose of the study was to examine the psychophysiological features of sensorimotor processes in female athletes depending on their specialization. Materials and methods. The study was carried out using the hardware and software complex for psychophysiological testing "NS-PsychoTest" (produced by "NEURO-SOFT", Ivanovo city, Russia). The following tests were conducted: the study of the visual-motor response, contact coordinationometry in view of specialization, tapping test, Shulte test, dynamometry with estimation of the lability of nervous processes [2]. Three groups of female students (aged 17-20) with different levels of motor activity were tested. The control group included female students who attended conditioning classes twice a week - 16 people. In addition, two main groups were formed made of female students with sport categories doing different sports and engaged in university teams. The first main group consisted of 16 female students practicing volleyball and basketball, the second main group - 8 female students practicing track and field athletics. The statistical data processing was made using the Statistica 8.0 software by Statsoft. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney test was used, as we analyzed three independent samples, where abnormal type of distribution had been revealed.