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This study explored the brain function of the fetus, at the time of exposure to alcohol, to examine its effect on information processing and stability of performance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five groups of fetuses, defined by maternal alcohol consumption patterns, were examined: control (no alcohol); moderate (5 to 10\u00a0units\/wk either drunk evenly across the week or as a binge, in 2 to 3\u00a0days); heavy (20+\u00a0units\/wk drunk evenly or as a binge). Fetal habituation performance was examined on 3 occasions, separated by 7\u00a0days, beginning at 35\u00a0weeks of gestation. The number of trials required to habituate on each test session and the difference in performance across test sessions were recorded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fetuses exposed to heavy binge drinking required significantly more trials to habituate and exhibited a greater variability in performance across all test sessions than the other groups. Maternal drinking, either heavily but evenly or moderately as a binge, resulted in poorer habituation, and moderate binge drinking resulted in greater variability compared with no, or even, drinking.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Decreased information processing, reflected by poorer habituation, and increased variability in performance may reflect the initial manifestations of structural damage caused by alcohol to the brain. 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