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Neuro-Symbolic AI Agents in the Context of Privacy Enhanced Cybersecurity in Brain-Computer Interfaces: A Comprehensive Review

Mounika nuthula1 Gnanesh Methari2 Sugandh Raj Madhira3
1 Department of Information systems, Trine University, USA. 2 Department of Information Technology (cybersecurity), Franklin University, USA. 3 Department of Business Analytics, Sacred Heart University, USA.

Published Online: March-April 2026

Pages: 25-37

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