Eran Klein

Affiliate Assistant Professor

Contact Information

kleineuw@uw.edu

206-685-8915

Center for Neurotechnology (CNT)

Office Hours

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Fields of Interest

Neuroethics

Biography

PhD from Georgetown University, 2003

Eran Klein is a neurologist specializing in dementia at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and the Portland VA Medical Center. He is part of the Neuroethics Research Group at the NSF Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) at the University of Washington. He works at the intersection of neurology, neuroscience, and philosophy.

Research

Selected Research

Eran Klein and Sara Goering "Can I hold that thought for you? Dementia and shared relational agency" Hastings Center Report 5: 17-29.
Goering and Klein (2020) “Fostering Neuroethics Integration with Neuroscience in the BRAIN Initiative: Comments on the NIH Neuroethics Roadmap (2020)” AJOB Neuroethics 11:3, 184-188, https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2020.1778120
Goering, S. and Klein, K. (2020) "Embedding Ethics in Neural Engineering: An Integrated Transdisciplinary Collaboration" in A Guide to Field Philosophy: Case Studies and Practical Strategies (eds. Brister and Frodeman), pp. 17-34, Routledge.
Goering, Sara and Eran Klein. "Embedding Ethics in Neural Engineering: An Integrated Transdisciplinary Collaboration.” In Philosophy for the Real World: An Introduction to Field Philosophy with Case Studies and Practical Strategies, edited by Evelyn Brister and Robert Frodeman. Routledge, (forthcoming).
Goering, Sara, and Eran Klein. "Neurotechnologies and Justice by, with, and for Disabled People." In The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Disability. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190622879.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780190622879-e-33.
Pham, Michelle, Sara Goering, Matthew Sample, Jane E. Huggins, and Eran Klein.“Asilomar Survey: Researcher Perspectives on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for BCI Research.” Brain-Computer Interfaces 5 (2018): 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/2326263X.2018.1530010
Specker Sullivan, Laura, Eran Klein, Tim Brown, Matthew Sample, Michelle Pham, Paul Tubig, Raney Folland, Anjali Truitt, and Sara Goering. “Keeping Disability in Mind: A Case Study in Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Research.” Science and Engineering Ethics published online June 2017; DOI 10.1007/s11948-017-9928-9
Goering, Sara, Eran Klein, Darin Dougherty, and Alik Widge. “Staying in the Loop: Relational Agency and Identity in Next Generation DBS for Psychiatry.” AJOB Neuroscience 8.2 (2017): 59-70.
Klein, Eran, and Jeffrey Ojemann. “Informed Consent in Implantable BCI Research: Identification of Research Risks and Recommendations for Development of Best Practices.” Journal of Neural Engineering 13, no. 4 (2016).
Klein, Eran, Sara Goering, Josh Gagne, Conor V. Shea, Rachel Franklin, Samuel Zorowitz, Darin D. Dougherty, and Alik S. Widge. “Brain-Computer Interface-Based Control of Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation: Attitudes and Ethical Considerations.” Brain-Computer Interfaces 3, no. 3 (2016): 1–9.
Klein, Eran. “Informed Consent in Implantable BCI Research: Identifying Risks and Exploring Meaning.” Science and Engineering Ethics (2015): 1–19.
Klein, Eran. “Models of the Patient-Machine-Clinician Relationship in Closed-Loop Machine Neuromodulation.” In Machine Medical Ethics, edited by Simon Peter van Rysewyk and Matthijs Pontier, 273–290. Springer, 2015.
Goering, Sara, Eran Klein, Timothy Brown, Matthew Sample, and Anjali Truitt, “Engineering the Brain: Ethical Issues and the Introduction of Neural Devices.” Hastings Center Report 45, no. 6 (2015): 26-35.