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From https://www.languagemagazine.com/2018/10/29/codeswitching-easier-to-turn-on/

Previous research has linked language switching with increased activity in areas associated with cognitive control (i.e., the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices). However, it was unknown whether it is disengaging from the previous language or engaging in the new language that drives this activity. In this article, Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, a New York University doctoral candidate and the lead author of the study, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains how their new research into the neurological activity required to switch between languages is providing new insights into the nature of bilingualism. 

To read more about this new study, visit https://www.languagemagazine.com/2018/10/29/codeswitching-easier-to-turn-on/