Is Consciousness Local or Global? Searching for Old Answers in a Newer Context

Consciousness, defined as subjective awareness or Phenomenal Consciousness, is always about something, i.e., it is intentional. The question of where this Consciousness is located has been perplexing the physicalist mind for quite a long time. With the development of neurosciences and imaging techniques, spatial and temporal, the question was supposed to dissolve. However, even with these advancements in scientific tools, the question remains and has turned even more perturbing. The current terminology that the debate uses is local and global. Hence the question, 'Is consciousness Local or Global?' In the following paper, the scholar has tried to put forward a brief sketch of the issues involved in answering the above question. Next, the attempt looks for empirical evidence that still holds the problem. Lastly, the paper will delve briefly into the perspective of the Advaita Vedanta School of philosophy and try to look for some potential answers.