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The aim of the research is to indicate the effect of using brain-based learning in teaching statistics on developing statistical thinking and decision-making skill among the second-year middle school students. The experimental approach based on the quasi-experimental design with two equal groups was used. The research group was compressed of (64) female students from Ahwa Preparatory School for Girls, Beni Suef educational district in Beni Suef Governorate. The research sample was divided into two groups: an experimental group consisting of (32) students who were taught using learning based on the principles of brain, and a control group consisting of (32) female students who were used the regular teaching method. The research tools consisted of the following: a statistical thinking test in statistics subject set for the second-year middle school students in the first semester, and the decision-making scale. The results of the research showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the two groups in favor of the experimental group students in the post application of both the statistical thinking test and the decision-making scale. (Published abstract)