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Use the Workbench

Explore concepts, query the graph and try reference patches.

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The Workbench is SSTIM’s non-normative reference application. Explore the ontology and published reference records, write queries, or preview audiovisual patches. It does not prescribe therapeutic treatment or certify efficacy.

Example 01

Find the meaning of a stimulation term

Look up a canonical IRI, definition, module and neighbouring concepts before using terminology in a study or software model.

Open Graph Navigator.
Search for a term such as “binaural” or “stimulation” using the graph search.
Select a node and inspect its full IRI, definition, links and source. Check the source release before citing it.

Open Graph Navigator

Example 02

Ask an RDF question without installing a SPARQL server

List published OWL classes with English labels from the loaded named graphs.

Open the SPARQL workbench and wait for the static knowledge graph to load.
Paste this query and click Run. This is a browser-local query over the loaded RDF store, not a query against a hosted database.

sparqlCopy into your editor / terminal

PREFIX owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT DISTINCT ?class ?label WHERE {
  GRAPH ?graph {
    ?class a owl:Class .
    OPTIONAL { ?class rdfs:label ?label . FILTER(LANG(?label) = "en") }
  }
}
ORDER BY ?label
LIMIT 25

Open SPARQL

Example 03

Study a reference preset without conflating evidence and aesthetics

Compare public preset records, their intended frequency targets, evidence links and provenance.

Open Presets and inspect a record rather than treating a name as evidence.
Note the technique, target band, source, confidence/evidence fields and what is not asserted.
Use the record as a reference. It is not BioSynCare’s private catalog or a clinical recommendation.

Browse presets

Example 04

Author and export a reproducible audiovisual patch

Explore time-dependent layers and export a reference patch.

Open Patch Studio; start with a built-in example or an empty patch.
Add or adjust audio and visual tracks, inspect the timeline and preview conservatively.
Export the patch and keep the resulting file with your experiment notes. A patch is not automatically a fully validated SSTIM research protocol.

Open Patch Studio

Example 05

Keep observations separate from canonical reference data

Use the Logbook for your own notes without rewriting the ontology.

Open Logbook and create a named personal logbook.
Record sessions or reflections and apply tags.
Treat logbook data as personal information. Local-browser storage and optional account-scoped behaviour are documented in the Workbench, and none of these notes become published SSTIM ontology assertions.

Open Logbook