Which receptors are the main source of inhibition in the brain? To what ions are they permeable? Describe how those receptors mediate shunting inhibition.

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Which receptors are the main source of inhibition in the brain? To what ions are they permeable? Describe how those receptors mediate shunting inhibition. 

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Shunting inhibition is a type of inhibitory synaptic transmission that occurs in the brain when GABA and glycine receptors are activated by their respective neurotransmitters

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