Memory And Control

Better memory leads to or is linked to better control over impulses as per this article.

Quote from here:

"Today there is broad consensus among psychologist that memory isn't reproductive - it doesn't duplicate precisely what we've experienced - but reconstructive. What we recall is often a blurry mixture of accurate recollections along with what gels with our beliefs, needs, emotions, and hunches."

Additional reading:

1. https://courses.edx.org/c4x/SMES/PSYCH101x/asset/Introduction_to_Psychology-Ch._8.pdf
2. http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2015/07/brain.html