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Dreams are not caused by any single neural transmitter or even by one single area of the brain. At least three separate neural transmitters are suppressed during dreams. Different neural transmitters and different areas of the brain become active in various sleep stages and in different sorts of dreaming. The Wikipedia article attached below provides more technical information along with additional links to research papers.

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