Reincarnation involves the soul or disembodied consciousness of someone who died being reborn in another person. Reincarnation is a strongly held belief in Eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. The strongest evidence for this is when very young children remember a past life of which they should know nothing, and have not been exposed to the information. This phenomenon is studied by collecting information from the people who claim to have been reincarnated and then trying to verify the facts of the case.

Some interesting aspects of reincarnation include:


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University of Virginia Medical School – Division of Perceptual Studies