Traditional interpretation
large scent hound, originally bred for hunting deer, wild boar and, since the Middle Ages, for tracking people. Believed to be descended from hounds once kept at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, Belgium, it is known to French speakers as the Chien de Saint-Hubert.
This breed is famed for its ability to discern human scent over great distances, even days later. Its extraordinarily keen sense of smell is combined with a strong and tenacious tracking instinct, producing the ideal scent hound, and it is used by police and law enforcement all over the world to track escaped prisoners, missing people, and lost pets.
How neuromythography uses
Bloodhound represents the Anterior Olfactory Nucleus (AON). The anterior olfactory nucleus on each side is able to triangulate the direction of scents based on input to each nostril. This directional sense of odor is particular strong in the bloodhound dog breed.
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