In the auditory information-processing stream, sound is first transduced into pre-perceptual sensory traces. Over time, analysis of the sensory traces leads to perceptual recognition of the original stimulus event. The process of integrating pre-perceptual sensory traces into a perceptual representation for use in cognition is perceptual consolidation. Early blind (EB) individuals, who were born blind or became blind before 2 years of age, show faster perceptual consolidation and enhanced auditory memory abilities when compared to sighted counterparts (SC) and late-onset blind individuals (LB; lost vision after visual maturity). Previous work has suggested that the faster perceptual consolidation process may be a mechanism that increases auditory perceptual abilities in the EB. This thesis examined whether a relationship exists between perceptual consolidation and auditory memory and whether the perceptual consolidation process could be improved with training in the SC and LB.