A recent study published in the journal Cognition and Emotion has revealed that blindness, whether present from birth or acquired later in life, does not impede the ability to process emotional speech. Interestingly, the study found that individuals who became blind later in life might have enhanced abilities in this area compared to sighted individuals. Emotional speech processing involves recognizing and interpreting emotions conveyed through speech, which is essential for navigating social interactions. Previous research has provided conflicting results on whether blindness impairs or enhan…