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Inhibition

Inhibitory neurotransmitters (e.g. GABA) make the post synaptic cell less likely to fire: if an inhibitory neurotransmitter like GABA binds to the post-synaptic receptors it will result in an inhibitory post-synaptic potential (IPSP), which makes the post-synaptic cell less likely to fire.