6. Conclusion
The present study combined EEG and machine learning models to examine
whether and how three language switching situations which bilinguals
encounter in their daily lives modulate the cross-task conflict
adaptation effect. The results confirmed that cross-task adaptation from
forced switching surpassed the adaptative shift of natural switching
with minimal cognitive demands. This automatic adaptation is
strategically dependent on the switching contexts, and the shared
construct between language control and domain-general control.
Furthermore, the predictive outcomes confirm that this adaptive
advantage is broadly applicable and not confined to specific conditions.
In sum, our findings shed new light on the fundamental characterization
of how language switching contributes to domain-general cognitive
control.