How to reset "Brush tool" in CS6?

Today my normal "Brush tool" was replaced by "History brush tool" and I cannot use it (I do not why that happened). Please let me know what I can do to restore the usual "Brush tool". I am using Adobe Photoshop CS6

Just select the brush tool in the tool palette.

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https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
******BUG******
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I was told to by Neeraj N(staff) to report this issue based on this link : (http://forums.adobe.com/message/6065706).
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