Have you poked about in the paint dynamics editor? It looks like this...

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There's more info on Gimp dynamics here.

I've imported brushes from Photoshop before, but I'm not certain how well dynamic settings copy over (it's possible Gimp just can't do what you want it to do). But, have you tried saving the brush with all its settings in Photoshop, then importing that brush into Gimp?