Benzodiazepines are the main anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), sedative (calming effect), hypnotic (induces sleep) agents used in the clinical setting. Describe the mechanism of action of benzodiazepines via outlining (1) the specific receptor that they bind to and activate, (2) the effect of receptor activation, and (3) whether the action of benzodiazepines have a stimulatory or an inhibitory effect on cells