Children Who Claim to Remember Previous Lives: Past, Present, and Future Research

Record summary

The University of Virginia’s continuing publications on children who report previous lives provide a searchable research lead rather than one incident. South Asian cases are useful for comparing spontaneous memory reports, interviews with families, behavioral correspondences and alleged birthmark matches across cultures. The archive also exposes methodological limitations: many investigations begin after a claimed person has been identified, documentation varies, and cultural familiarity with reincarnation may influence reporting. Researchers should trace each case back to its earliest field record.