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Reproduced from Blomeley and Bracci (2011). Schematic of the time course of inhibitory interactions between spiny neurons. Fast postsynaptic inhibition is mediated by GABAa receptors, while μ-opioid receptors enact presynaptic inhibition on a slower timescale, lasting for approximately 1s.
