[Filthy_casual]

>These findings strongly suggest that self-control and memory encoding share common brain structures and mechanisms, and compete with each other for them

So basically, the very moment you're trying to keep yourself from acting on an urge, you're using neurons that would otherwise be used to retrieve a memory? Or am I misunderstanding something?

[cLeEOGPw]

> that would otherwise be used to retrieve a memory

Also to create a memory. Self control basically uses up part of working memory which has limited measurable amount of neurons.