# Codeblock 10b
    def split_channels(self, x):

        channel_count = x.size(1)

        if channel_count%2 != 0:
            split_size_2 = channel_count // 2            #(1)
            split_size_1 = channel_count - split_size_2  #(2)
            return torch.split(x, [split_size_1, split_size_2], dim=1)  #(3)

        else:
            return torch.split(x, channel_count // 2, dim=1)            #(4)