cursor
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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
A paralyzed Arizona man became the first human to receive the implant in January and has since moved a cursor, browsed the internet and played video games with this thoughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
That night, Grace sat in front of her laptop, the cursor blinking at her as she tried to figure out what to write to Maya.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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