Halakhah sobre Oholot 1:7
הָאֵבָרִין אֵין לָהֶן שִׁעוּר, אֲפִלּוּ פָּחוֹת מִכַּזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת, וּפָחוֹת מִכַּזַּיִת מִן הַנְּבֵלָה, וּפָחוֹת מִכָּעֲדָשָׁה מִן הַשֶּׁרֶץ, מְטַמְּאִין טֻמְאָתָן:
Las extremidades no tienen medida; incluso menos que la medida de una aceituna de un cadáver, o menos de la medida de una aceituna de un animal muerto, o menos de la medida de una lenteja de una alimaña: impure su impureza.
Care of the Critically Ill
The Rambam in his commentary on Mishnah Oholot 1:7 defines the "halachic brain" as the control center for bodily movements. The hypothalamus is not part of the halachic brain, but rather a secretory tissue, no different from other glands of the body which secrete hormones. It does not control the body's motion. Upon death many parts of the body remain viable for various lengths of time without affecting the decision to declare the patient dead.
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