{"title":"What do the cases of the reincarnation type tell us about the mind beyond the brain?","authors":"Jim B Tucker","doi":"10.1080/09540261.2025.2466484","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cases of young children who report memories of a previous life have been the focus of systematic study for the past 60 years. Over 2500 cases of this worldwide phenomenon have been investigated. In the strongest cases, children have provided details that proved strikingly accurate for an individual who lived in the past, sometimes at a great distance from the child's family. This overview includes a set of case reports that demonstrate the phenomenon, followed by a review of the types of evidence in the cases of an anomalous connection between the child and the deceased individual. Explanations for the phenomenon are then considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":51391,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Psychiatry","volume":"37 2","pages":"167-173"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Review of Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2025.2466484","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/2/16 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cases of young children who report memories of a previous life have been the focus of systematic study for the past 60 years. Over 2500 cases of this worldwide phenomenon have been investigated. In the strongest cases, children have provided details that proved strikingly accurate for an individual who lived in the past, sometimes at a great distance from the child's family. This overview includes a set of case reports that demonstrate the phenomenon, followed by a review of the types of evidence in the cases of an anomalous connection between the child and the deceased individual. Explanations for the phenomenon are then considered.
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The International Review of Psychiatry is the premier review journal in the field with a truly international authorship and readership. Each bimonthly issue is dedicated to a specific theme relevant to psychiatry, edited by recognized experts on the topic, who are selected by the Editors and the Editorial Board. Each issue provides in-depth, scholarly reviews of the topic in focus. The Journal reaches a broad international readership including clinicians, academics, educators, and researchers who wish to remain up-to-date with recent and rapid developments in various fields of psychiatry. It aims to be of value to trainees by choosing topics of relevance to career development, which are also suitable for clinicians for continuing professional development.