Immediate posttrial halothane anaesthesia accelerates the extinction of two previously acquired operant tasks--barpress learning or modified K-maze learning. This acceleration is not due to any motor impairment. These results are not consistent with the hypothesis of amnestic effects of halothane anaesthesia; they are interpreted in terms of aversive effects.
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