An<unk>  (commonly abbreviated as<unk>  is the change in membrane voltage of a<unk>  neuron which results from synaptic activation of<unk>  neurotransmitter receptors.  The most common<unk>  neurotransmitters in the nervous system are GABA and glycine.
A<unk>  potential is considered<unk>  when the resulting change in membrane voltage makes it more difficult for the cell to fire an action potential, lowering the firing rate of the neuron. They are the opposite of excitatory<unk>  potentials (EPSPs), which result from the flow of ions like glutamate into the cell.
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Excitatory synapse
Resting potential
Chemical synapse
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
Kumada coupling
Prepulse inhibition