ReviewsNeuroscienceHuman memory is flawed. But a new book says thats OKIn Memory Lane, two psychologists lay out the vagaries of how we remember A new book proposes that human memory is like a Lego tower, built from the ground up, broken down, put away and rebuilt each time its called to mind.LeventKonuk/iStock Editorial/Getty Images PlusBy Laura Sanders44 seconds agoMemory LaneCiara Greene and Gillian MurphyPrinceton Univ., $29.95There are countless metaphors for memory. Its a leaky bucket, a steel trap, a file cabinet, words written in sand.But one of the most evocative and neuroscientifically descriptive invokes Lego bricks. A memory is like a Lego tower. Its built from the ground up, then broken down, put away in bins and rebuilt in a slightly different form each time its taken out. This metaphor is beautifully articulated by psychologists Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy in their new book, Memory Lane.