This is a collection of fourteen research papers regarding learning and memory, sometimes in the context of attendant intellectual disabilities. The topics of study are: emotions's effects on attention and memory; life skills instruction in a time of accountability; pro-inflammatory cytokines in learning and memory; perceptions of forgetfulness in adulthood: does memory knowledge matter ; memory reconsolidation: history, research, and implications for treatment of psychiatric disorders; intellectual disability: beyond IQ scores; facilitatory effects of music on memory: a review of the potential role of emotional arousal; spatial memory and large-scale ecological environments; and several others. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)