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Materials and Methods: PubMed\/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar were searched from inception to July 2026. Human studies examining iron deficiency or iron-deficiency anemia using EEG, quantitative EEG, task-related oscillations, event-related potentials, or cortical-evoked potentials formed the core evidence base. Two additional studies of chronic kidney disease-related or mixed-etiology anemia were retained as contextual evidence to help distinguish iron-specific electrophysiological effects from abnormalities associated more generally with anemia severity and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. Risk of bias was assessed using RoB 2 and ROBINS-I. Because of substantial heterogeneity, findings were synthesized narratively. Results: Thirty reports were retained for narrative synthesis, covering participants from the neonatal period to adulthood. Twenty-eight formed the core iron-specific evidence base, whereas two were analyzed separately as contextual anemia evidence. Iron deficiency was commonly associated with increased slow-wave activity, reduced alpha activity, delayed sensory and cognitive processing, prolonged P300 and N2 latencies, altered frontal alpha asymmetry, and impaired differentiation between relevant and irrelevant stimuli. Reductions in P300 amplitude were less consistent but were observed in severe anemia, demanding cognitive tasks, and after infantile iron-deficiency anemia. Iron supplementation improved several spectral and ERP outcomes, although recovery was variable and some abnormalities persisted after hematological correction. Interpretation was limited by heterogeneous diagnostic criteria, small samples, inconsistent EEG methods, residual confounding, variable risk of bias, and the partial non-independence of reports arising from overlapping longitudinal cohorts or parent trials. Findings from the contextual anemia studies were not interpreted as direct evidence of an effect of iron deficiency. Conclusions: Iron deficiency may disrupt the timing, synchronization, and maturation of neural activity through impaired energy metabolism, neurotransmission, myelination, and synaptic development. EEG may be useful for detecting functional brain alterations and monitoring treatment response, but no specific electrophysiological biomarker can currently be established.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu18182955","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T10:19:16Z","timestamp":1788949156000},"page":"2955","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Iron Deficiency and Human Brain Electrophysiology Across the Lifespan: A Systematic and Mechanistic Review of Resting EEG, Event-Related Potentials, and Treatment Responsiveness"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5320-3658","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James","family":"Chmiel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, Al. 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