Leo suffered viral encephalitis, which damaged parts of his temporal lobe. He can easily repeat back a phone number told to him and keep a conversation going. However, if he is distracted for even a brief moment, he completely forgets the information. While Leo can vividly describe his wedding day from fifteen years ago and still perform complex wood-carving techniques, he cannot remember the name of his new physician or find his way to his hospital room.
Discuss the multi-store model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968) in relation to Leo's cognitive symptoms.
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