cursor
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In trials, patients have demonstrated thought-controlled cursor navigation and robotic arm manipulation -- genuine breakthroughs, although ethicists and regulators have raised questions about privacy and long-term safety.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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
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
The cursor flashes, waiting while I think what to say.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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