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AsyoungboysbothJacquesRebièreandThomasMidwinterbecomefascinatedwithtryingtounderstandthehumanmind.Aspsychiatrists,theirquesttakesthemfromthesqualoroftheVictorianlunaticasylumtothecrowdedlecturehallsoftherenownedProfessorCharcotinParis;fromtheheightsoftheSierraMadreinCaliforniatotheplainsofunexploredAfrica.AstheconcernsoftheoldcenturyfadeandtheFirstWorldWardividesEurope,thetwomen'svolatilerelationshipdevelopsandchanges,butisalwaystemperedbyoneexceptionalwoman;Thomas'ssisterSonia.Movingandchallenginginequalmeasure,HumanTracesexploresthequestionofwhatkindofbeingsmenandwomenreallyare.