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In Experiment 1, archival EEG data from 238 subjects collected over four years were analyzed for correlations between daily Kp values and band power across a \u00b190-day window. Significant positive correlations (p &lt; 0.01) emerged in both bands, with a spatially coherent peak in caudal regions occurring 19 days prior to EEG measurement. In Experiment 2, an independent sample of 22 participants was exposed to a simulated geomagnetic storm, and EEG was recorded at baseline and 19 days post-exposure. Paired-samples t-tests revealed significant within-subject reductions in theta, low alpha, and high alpha power over frontal and parietal regions, consistent with a delayed neural response. Together, these findings provide converging correlational and experimental evidence for a lagged influence of geomagnetic activity on human brain oscillations. 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