cursor
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One showed a “B,” for “benign,” when the doctor’s cursor isolated it with her mouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
In the late 1990s, neurologist Philip Kennedy developed the first BCI to allow a severely paralyzed patient to move a computer cursor using their brain.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
With the one finger he is able to move, he controls the on-screen cursor using a trackball.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
When Noland awoke from the surgery which installed the device, he said he was initially able to control a cursor on a screen by thinking about wiggling his fingers.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
Isadora hovered over a part of the screen where the cursor disappeared and reappeared as she moved it.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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