Working memory is important for maintaining task goals and updating information, which are considered important components that underlie self-control and effective inhibition (95, 96). Indeed, there is a large amount shared variance between the working memory and inhibitory control. Training working memory has been shown to reduce alcohol consumption at 1-month follow-up (97) and a combination of working memory and inhibition training improving health-related outcomes in obese children (98). Furthermore, training working memory have been shown to transfer to improvements in other cognitive tasks (99). It is therefore possible that the effects of working memory training on health-related outcomes may by partially attributable to improvements in inhibitory control. However, this issue has yet to be investigated.
