The superiority in voice processing of the blind arises from neural plasticity at sensory processing stages

► We studied voice identity processing in congenitally blind individuals and sighted controls. ► Congenitally blind individuals showed superior voice learning than matched sighted controls. ► These behavioral benefits were accompanied by early ERP (N1) priming effects in the blind. ► Moreover, this and later ERP effects had a posteriorly shifted topography in blind individuals. ► We conclude that the neural processing of voices is both more efficient and reorganized following sensory deprivation.