[A computerized method for the combined evaluation of otoneurological and non-pharmacological correction of vestibulo-sensory and oculomotor disturbances].

: Methodology and a new > hard/software complex (HSC) have been developed jointly by the Institute of Biomedical Problems, > and > Companies to be used in vestibulometric, otoneurological, and psychophysiological tes-ting with synchronous registration and in the analysis of head movements, various types of nystagmus, and all forms of visual pursuit. The complex is intended for the expert/diagnostic evaluation, prognosis, and monitoring of the vestibular function, intersensory interactions, and eye pursuit movements as well as for teaching correction and elimination of unfavourable perceptive and vestibular-sensorimotor responses by developing a fixation reflex during exposure to visual and dynamic stimuli. The > HSC was tested during pre- and post-flight observation of astronauts, under simulated and clinical conditions, as well as in monitoring the functional status of athletes engaged in various sports. The study has demonstrated that the use of special computerized stimulation programs allowing (by irritating visual and vestibular sensory inputs) to produce perceptive and sensorimotor responses provides a promising tool for the evaluation of the state of the vestibular and related sensory systems, stability of static and dynamic spatial orientation in the presence of separate and combined visual and vestibular stimuli or without them.